Poland
Compared with Bahrain, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Bahrain = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 2.94×
Bahrain.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Bahrain = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Bahrain. 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
Bahrain
Bahrain = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 9.1× what it does in Bahrain — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×9.08
Poland BHD 0.04 USD 0.118
Bahrain BHD 0.00 USD 0.013
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.92
Poland BHD 0.09 USD 0.236
Bahrain BHD 0.02 USD 0.048
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.03
Poland BHD 0.69 USD 1.837
Bahrain BHD 0.23 USD 0.607
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.77
Poland BHD 0.69 USD 1.817
Bahrain BHD 0.25 USD 0.655
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.31
Poland BHD 2.36 PLN 22.7
Bahrain BHD 1.80 BHD 1.8
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
+82%
in BHD
It rose 69% in local currency, but 82% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.