Ukraine
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Ukraine is about 0.89×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. A bar running right means Ukraine is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Ukraine is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ukraine, Gasoline 1L costs 2.0× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.99
Ukraine AED 6.53 USD 1.779
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86
Ukraine AED 6.71 USD 1.826
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.05
Ukraine AED 0.31 USD 0.084
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62
Ukraine AED 11.72 UAH 139
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.50
Ukraine AED 114.63 UAH 1,399
United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+114%
in UAH
65 → 139
65 → 139
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+34%
in AED
It rose 114% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.