Canada
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.75×
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 Canada 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×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×1.08
Canada PLN 215.57 CAD 79.99
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.89
Canada PLN 20.12 CAD 7.7
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
Canada PLN 5.81 USD 1.54
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78
Canada PLN 5.38 USD 1.426
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.76
Canada PLN 3,043 CAD 1,129
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.52
Canada PLN 0.45 USD 0.123
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
Canada PLN 0.13 USD 0.034
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-3%
in PLN
It rose 14% in local currency, but -3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.