Japan

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Poland = 1×

Japan vs

Poland

Overall verdict

Japan is about 0.71× Poland.

Average across 5 categories, 9 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Japan 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×

Japan is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.02
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.83
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.78
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.55
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.48

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Japan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in Poland — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.02

Japan PLN 203.38 JPY 8,778

Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.96

Japan PLN 0.84 USD 0.227

Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83

Japan PLN 3,309 JPY 142,800

Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64

Japan PLN 0.28 USD 0.075

Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57

Japan PLN 3.93 USD 1.041

Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.53

Japan PLN 3.68 USD 0.976

Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48

Japan PLN 10.99 JPY 480

Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index