Poland
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 1.92×
Ukraine.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 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
Ukraine
Ukraine = 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 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.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.90
Poland UAH 5.14 USD 0.118
Ukraine UAH 0.87 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.81
Poland UAH 10.28 USD 0.236
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.96
Poland UAH 272.27 PLN 22.7
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.68
Poland UAH 2,350 PLN 199
Ukraine UAH 1,399 UAH 1,399
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.02
Poland UAH 79.13 USD 1.817
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.01
Poland UAH 80.00 USD 1.837
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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
+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.