Poland
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.46×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United 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 Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Poland is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.95
Poland AED 0.87 USD 0.236
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.03
Poland AED 6.67 USD 1.817
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.87
Poland AED 6.75 USD 1.837
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.21
Poland AED 22.96 PLN 22.7
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.14
Poland AED 3,870 PLN 3,999
United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
Poland AED 192.56 PLN 199
United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
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
+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.