Poland
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Egypt = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 4.71×
Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. 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
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 10.7× what it does in Egypt — but Big Mac costs only 2.4×. 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 ×10.73
Poland EGP 5.57 USD 0.118
Egypt EGP 0.52 USD 0.011
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×10.26
Poland EGP 11.15 USD 0.236
Egypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.57
Poland EGP 86.78 USD 1.837
Egypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.87
Poland EGP 85.84 USD 1.817
Egypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.36
Poland EGP 295.34 PLN 22.7
Egypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125
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
+448%
in EGP
It rose 69% in local currency, but 448% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.