Poland
Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Norway = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 0.93×
Norway.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Norway = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Norway. 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
Norway
Norway = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Norway — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.43
Poland NOK 2.28 USD 0.236
Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.87
Poland NOK 502.35 PLN 199
Norway NOK 579.00 NOK 579
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.84
Poland NOK 10,095 PLN 3,999
Norway NOK 11,990 NOK 11,990
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83
Poland NOK 63.22 PLN 22.7
Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
Poland NOK 18.26 USD 1.837
Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79
Poland NOK 18.06 USD 1.817
Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308
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
+103%
in NOK
It rose 69% in local currency, but 103% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.