United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

Poland

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×

PolandPoland vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Overall verdict

PolandPoland is about 1.46× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1× PolandPoland is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.95
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.95
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.21
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.14
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.84

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

In Poland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.9× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.8×. 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 ×2.95
    PolandPoland AED 0.87 USD 0.236
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.03
    PolandPoland AED 6.67 USD 1.817
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.87
    PolandPoland AED 6.75 USD 1.837
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21
    PolandPoland AED 22.96 PLN 22.7
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.14
    PolandPoland AED 3,870 PLN 3,999
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
    PolandPoland AED 192.56 PLN 199
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 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 AED

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