Poland
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Australia = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.06×
Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Poland 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
Australia
Australia = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Gasoline 1L costs 1.5× what it does in Australia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.47
Poland A$2.64 USD 1.817
Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.29
Poland A$2.67 USD 1.837
Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.10
Poland A$9.33 PLN 22.7
Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.09
Poland A$0.17 USD 0.118
Australia A$0.16 USD 0.108
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.08
Poland A$1,509 PLN 3,999
Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.91
Poland A$0.34 USD 0.236
Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
Poland A$75.11 PLN 199
Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+69%
in PLN
13.43 → 22.7
13.43 → 22.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+99%
in AUD
It rose 69% in local currency, but 99% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.