Poland

Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Japan = 1×

Poland vs

Japan

Overall verdict

Poland is about 1.41× Japan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Japan. 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

Japan Japan = 1×

Poland is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.07
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.81
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.28
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.21
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.98

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Poland, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Japan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.07

Poland ¥991 PLN 22.7

Japan ¥480 JPY 480

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.88

Poland ¥299 USD 1.837

Japan ¥159 USD 0.976

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.75

Poland ¥296 USD 1.817

Japan ¥169 USD 1.041

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.57

Poland ¥19 USD 0.118

Japan ¥12 USD 0.075

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.21

Poland ¥172,602 PLN 3,999

Japan ¥142,800 JPY 142,800

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.04

Poland ¥37 USD 0.236

Japan ¥36 USD 0.227

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.98

Poland ¥8,589 PLN 199

Japan ¥8,778 JPY 8,778

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store