PolandPoland

Switzerland

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PolandPoland = 1×

SwitzerlandSwitzerland vs PolandPoland
Overall verdict

SwitzerlandSwitzerland is about 1.29× PolandPoland.

Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PolandPoland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Switzerland 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 PolandPoland Poland = 1× SwitzerlandSwitzerland is pricier →
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×1.54
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.45
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.34
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.31
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.93

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

In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.6× what it does in Poland — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.56
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 1.35 USD 0.367
    PolandPoland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.53
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 0.67 USD 0.181
    PolandPoland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.45
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 32.98 CHF 7.3
    PolandPoland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.40
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 9.74 USD 2.58
    PolandPoland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.31
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 259.85 CHF 55.99
    PolandPoland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 8.71 USD 2.307
    PolandPoland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland PLN 3,708 CHF 799
    PolandPoland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store

See what really changed Switzerland

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+20%
in PLN

It rose 12% in local currency, but 20% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.