Poland
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sweden = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 0.85×
Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. 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
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Gasoline 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Sweden — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.09
Poland SEK 17.71 USD 1.817
Sweden SEK 16.26 USD 1.668
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.97
Poland SEK 2.21 USD 0.236
Sweden SEK 2.28 USD 0.243
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93
Poland SEK 10,242 PLN 3,999
Sweden SEK 10,995 SEK 10,995
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.91
Poland SEK 17.91 USD 1.837
Sweden SEK 19.57 USD 2.008
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
Poland SEK 57.71 PLN 22.7
Sweden SEK 67.00 SEK 67
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.77
Poland SEK 509.69 PLN 199
Sweden SEK 663.59 EUR 59.99
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54
Poland SEK 1.11 USD 0.118
Sweden SEK 2.06 USD 0.22
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
+93%
in SEK
It rose 69% in local currency, but 93% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.