Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Poland

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×

PolandPoland vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Overall verdict

PolandPoland is about 1.76× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1× PolandPoland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×4.54
  • Transport 2 items
    ×3.36
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.23
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.04
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.86

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

In Poland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.5× what it does in Saudi Arabia — 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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.54
    PolandPoland SAR 0.89 USD 0.236
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.85
    PolandPoland SAR 6.89 USD 1.837
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.93
    PolandPoland SAR 6.81 USD 1.817
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.23
    PolandPoland SAR 23.45 PLN 22.7
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.04
    PolandPoland SAR 3,951 PLN 3,999
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.86
    PolandPoland SAR 196.63 PLN 199
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
    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
+82%
in SAR

It rose 69% in local currency, but 82% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.