Australia
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 0.94×
Poland.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Australia 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
Poland
Poland = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.2× what it does in Poland — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.20
Australia PLN 238.32 AUD 89.95
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.10
Australia PLN 0.96 USD 0.259
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93
Australia PLN 3,707 AUD 1,399
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92
Australia PLN 0.40 USD 0.108
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.91
Australia PLN 20.68 AUD 8.5
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77
Australia PLN 5.36 USD 1.421
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68
Australia PLN 4.68 USD 1.239
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+10%
in PLN
It rose 30% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.