United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

Ukraine

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.89× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab EmiratesUnited 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.92
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.05
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.62
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.50

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.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.99
    UkraineUkraine AED 6.53 USD 1.779
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86
    UkraineUkraine AED 6.71 USD 1.826
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.05
    UkraineUkraine AED 0.31 USD 0.084
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62
    UkraineUkraine AED 11.72 UAH 139
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.50
    UkraineUkraine AED 114.63 UAH 1,399
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

See what really changed Ukraine

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+114%
in UAH
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.