Poland
Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Brazil = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.10×
Brazil.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Brazil = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Brazil. 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
Brazil
Brazil = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Brazil — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.44
Poland R$1.22 USD 0.236
Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.42
Poland R$9.53 USD 1.837
Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.41
Poland R$9.43 USD 1.817
Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.40
Poland R$33.58 PLN 22.7
Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.33
Poland R$266.33 PLN 199
Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.67
Poland R$5,352 PLN 3,999
Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57
Poland R$0.61 USD 0.118
Brazil R$1.06 USD 0.206
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
+86%
in BRL
It rose 69% in local currency, but 86% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.