United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Ukraine

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×

UkraineUkraine vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Overall verdict

UkraineUkraine is about 0.44× United KingdomUnited Kingdom.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United KingdomUnited Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom = 1× UkraineUkraine is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.84
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.47
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.45
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.22

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Ukraine, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
    UkraineUkraine £1.34 USD 1.779
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
    UkraineUkraine £1.38 USD 1.826
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.47
    UkraineUkraine £23.43 UAH 1,399
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45
    UkraineUkraine £2.38 UAH 139
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
    UkraineUkraine £0.02 USD 0.02
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £0.07 USD 0.088
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.21
    UkraineUkraine £0.06 USD 0.084
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+36%
in GBP

It rose 114% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Ukraine's inflation.