Poland
Compared with Moldova, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Moldova = 1×
Poland
vs
Moldova
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.30× Moldova.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Moldova = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Moldova. 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 Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Moldova
Moldova = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in Moldova — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.53Poland
MDL 106.97
PLN 22.7Moldova
MDL 70.00
MDL 70
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.32Poland
MDL 4.04
USD 0.236Moldova
MDL 3.06
USD 0.179
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.11Poland
MDL 31.43
USD 1.837Moldova
MDL 28.40
USD 1.66
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.08Poland
MDL 31.09
USD 1.817Moldova
MDL 28.80
USD 1.683
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
+73%
in MDL
It rose 69% in local currency, but 73% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.
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