Poland
Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Italy = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 0.79×
Italy.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Italy = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Italy. 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
Italy
Italy = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.9× what it does in Italy — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95
Poland €925.95 PLN 3,999
Italy €979.00 EUR 979
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.84
Poland €0.10 USD 0.118
Italy €0.12 USD 0.141
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82
Poland €1.60 USD 1.817
Italy €1.95 USD 2.22
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.77
Poland €46.08 PLN 199
Italy €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.76
Poland €1.61 USD 1.837
Italy €2.11 USD 2.407
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57
Poland €0.20 USD 0.236
Italy €0.36 USD 0.414
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 EUR
It rose 69% in local currency, but 86% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.