Poland
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×
Overall verdict
Poland is about 0.88×
United Kingdom.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Poland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Poland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×1.34
Poland £0.09 USD 0.118
United Kingdom £0.07 USD 0.088
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.99
Poland £790.96 PLN 3,999
United Kingdom £799.00 GBP 799
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.89
Poland £1.37 USD 1.817
United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88
Poland £4.67 PLN 22.7
United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82
Poland £1.39 USD 1.837
United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.79
Poland £39.36 PLN 199
United Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59
Poland £0.18 USD 0.236
United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
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
+85%
in GBP
It rose 69% in local currency, but 85% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Poland's inflation.