Uruguay
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 2.03×
Ukraine.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 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
Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.04
Uruguay UAH 11.11 USD 0.255
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.74
Uruguay UAH 381.44 UYU 339
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.24
Uruguay UAH 96.29 USD 2.211
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80
Uruguay UAH 63.71 USD 1.463
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
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.