Poland
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.32×
Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.9× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×5.90
Poland TRY 5.25 USD 0.118
Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.52
Poland TRY 10.49 USD 0.236
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31
Poland TRY 84.80 USD 1.817
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.17
Poland TRY 85.74 USD 1.837
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.17
Poland TRY 2,482 PLN 199
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.06
Poland TRY 270.05 PLN 22.7
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.59
Poland TRY 49,871 PLN 3,999
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
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
+818%
in TRY
It rose 69% in local currency, but 818% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.