Poland
Compared with Czechia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Czechia = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 0.95×
Czechia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Czechia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Czechia. 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
Czechia
Czechia = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.2× what it does in Czechia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.16
Poland CZK 2.49 USD 0.118
Czechia CZK 2.15 USD 0.102
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.14
Poland CZK 130.84 PLN 22.7
Czechia CZK 115.00 CZK 115
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06
Poland CZK 39.14 USD 1.837
Czechia CZK 36.95 USD 1.734
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.97
Poland CZK 22,369 PLN 3,999
Czechia CZK 22,990 CZK 22,990
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.97
Poland CZK 38.71 USD 1.817
Czechia CZK 39.97 USD 1.876
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.77
Poland CZK 1,113 PLN 199
Czechia CZK 1,449 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.67
Poland CZK 4.99 USD 0.236
Czechia CZK 7.41 USD 0.351
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
+75%
in CZK
It rose 69% in local currency, but 75% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.