Hong Kong
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 0.98×
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 Hong Kong 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×
Hong Kong is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 2.4× what it does in Poland — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.44
Hong Kong PLN 16.90 USD 4.478
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.25
Hong Kong PLN 15.42 USD 4.086
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.10
Hong Kong PLN 0.48 USD 0.13
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.97
Hong Kong PLN 193.10 HKD 399
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83
Hong Kong PLN 3,339 HKD 6,899
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78
Hong Kong PLN 0.68 USD 0.184
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.51
Hong Kong PLN 11.64 HKD 25
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+10%
in PLN
It rose 19% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.