UkraineUkraine

Poland

Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.

Baseline: UkraineUkraine = 1×

PolandPoland vs UkraineUkraine
Overall verdict

PolandPoland is about 1.92× UkraineUkraine.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs UkraineUkraine = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Ukraine. 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 UkraineUkraine Ukraine = 1× PolandPoland is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×4.07
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.96
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.68
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.01

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 Ukraine — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.90
    PolandPoland UAH 5.14 USD 0.118
    UkraineUkraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.81
    PolandPoland UAH 10.28 USD 0.236
    UkraineUkraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.96
    PolandPoland UAH 272.27 PLN 22.7
    UkraineUkraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.68
    PolandPoland UAH 2,350 PLN 199
    UkraineUkraine UAH 1,399 UAH 1,399
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.02
    PolandPoland UAH 79.13 USD 1.817
    UkraineUkraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.01
    PolandPoland UAH 80.00 USD 1.837
    UkraineUkraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

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
+191%
in UAH

It rose 69% in local currency, but 191% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.