South Korea

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Poland = 1×

South Korea vs

Poland

Overall verdict

South Korea is about 0.72× Poland.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means South Korea 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×

South Korea is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.86
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.84
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.78
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.60
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.58

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In South Korea, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Poland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.86

South Korea PLN 171.24 KRW 66,000

Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.84

South Korea PLN 3,347 KRW 1,290,000

Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.79

South Korea PLN 5.39 USD 1.427

Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77

South Korea PLN 5.34 USD 1.415

Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.62

South Korea PLN 0.27 USD 0.073

Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.60

South Korea PLN 13.59 KRW 5,500

Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54

South Korea PLN 0.47 USD 0.127

Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com