New ZealandNew Zealand

Poland

Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.

Baseline: New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×

PolandPoland vs New ZealandNew Zealand
Overall verdict

PolandPoland is about 1.10× New ZealandNew Zealand.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs New ZealandNew Zealand = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is New Zealand. 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 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand = 1× PolandPoland is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.27
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×1.16
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.15
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.07
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.91

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

In Poland, Diesel 1L costs 1.3× what it does in New Zealand — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.30
    PolandPoland NZD 3.24 USD 1.837
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.27
    PolandPoland NZD 10.89 PLN 22.7
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.22
    PolandPoland NZD 0.20 USD 0.118
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
    PolandPoland NZD 0.41 USD 0.236
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.07
    PolandPoland NZD 1,820 PLN 3,999
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 1,699 NZD 1,699
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.01
    PolandPoland NZD 3.20 USD 1.817
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91
    PolandPoland NZD 90.57 PLN 199
    New ZealandNew Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store

See what really changed Poland

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+69%
in PLN
13.43 → 22.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+119%
in NZD

It rose 69% in local currency, but 119% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.