Switzerland
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 1.29×
Poland.
Average across 5 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Poland = 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
Poland
Poland = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.56
Switzerland PLN 1.35 USD 0.367
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.53
Switzerland PLN 0.67 USD 0.181
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.45
Switzerland PLN 32.98 CHF 7.3
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.40
Switzerland PLN 9.74 USD 2.58
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.31
Switzerland PLN 259.85 CHF 55.99
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.27
Switzerland PLN 8.71 USD 2.307
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.93
Switzerland PLN 3,708 CHF 799
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
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.