Qatar
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.32×
Poland.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Qatar 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
Poland
Poland = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Poland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.75
Qatar PLN 16.95 QAR 17
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.32
Qatar PLN 2.17 USD 0.576
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.31
Qatar PLN 2.12 USD 0.562
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
Qatar PLN 0.12 USD 0.032
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+22%
in PLN
It rose 31% in local currency, but 22% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.