Poland
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Taiwan = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.73×
Taiwan.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.7× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.74
Poland NT$3.72 USD 0.118
Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.53
Poland NT$197.36 PLN 22.7
Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.41
Poland NT$7.45 USD 0.236
Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.06
Poland NT$57.99 USD 1.837
Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.88
Poland NT$57.36 USD 1.817
Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.14
Poland NT$34,086 PLN 3,999
Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.06
Poland NT$1,696 PLN 199
Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599
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
+105%
in TWD
It rose 69% in local currency, but 105% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.