Czechia
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Czechia is about 1.06×
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 Czechia 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×
Czechia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Czechia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×1.49
Czechia PLN 1.29 USD 0.351
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.30
Czechia PLN 259.09 EUR 59.99
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03
Czechia PLN 7.08 USD 1.876
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.03
Czechia PLN 4,110 CZK 22,990
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.94
Czechia PLN 6.54 USD 1.734
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88
Czechia PLN 19.95 CZK 115
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86
Czechia PLN 0.38 USD 0.102
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+29%
in CZK
89 → 115
89 → 115
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+25%
in PLN
It rose 29% in local currency, but 25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Czechia's inflation.