Poland
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.10×
New Zealand.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New 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 Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Poland is pricier →
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.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.30
Poland NZD 3.24 USD 1.837
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.27
Poland NZD 10.89 PLN 22.7
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.22
Poland NZD 0.20 USD 0.118
New Zealand NZD 0.17 USD 0.097
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
Poland NZD 0.41 USD 0.236
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.07
Poland NZD 1,820 PLN 3,999
New Zealand NZD 1,699 NZD 1,699
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.01
Poland NZD 3.20 USD 1.817
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91
Poland NZD 90.57 PLN 199
New Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
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
+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.