Russia
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.29×
Poland.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.6× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56
Russia PLN 3.91 USD 1.037
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51
Russia PLN 3.49 USD 0.925
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
Russia PLN 0.25 USD 0.069
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.28
Russia PLN 7.14 RUB 135
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.08
Russia PLN 0.04 USD 0.01
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-16%
in PLN
It rose -1% in local currency, but -16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.