UkraineUkraine

Uruguay

Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.

Baseline: UkraineUkraine = 1×

UruguayUruguay vs UkraineUkraine
Overall verdict

UruguayUruguay is about 2.03× UkraineUkraine.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs UkraineUkraine = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Ukraine. A bar running right means Uruguay 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 UkraineUkraine Ukraine = 1× UruguayUruguay is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.04
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.74
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.00

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

In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.0× what it does in Ukraine — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.04
    UruguayUruguay UAH 11.11 USD 0.255
    UkraineUkraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.74
    UruguayUruguay UAH 381.44 UYU 339
    UkraineUkraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.24
    UruguayUruguay UAH 96.29 USD 2.211
    UkraineUkraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80
    UruguayUruguay UAH 63.71 USD 1.463
    UkraineUkraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Uruguay

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+174%
in UAH

It rose 51% in local currency, but 174% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.