PolandPoland

Taiwan

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PolandPoland = 1×

TaiwanTaiwan vs PolandPoland
Overall verdict

TaiwanTaiwan is about 0.58× PolandPoland.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PolandPoland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Taiwan 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× TaiwanTaiwan is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.94
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.88
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.51
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.40
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.39

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

In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. 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 ×0.94
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 187.60 TWD 1,599
    PolandPoland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 3,508 TWD 29,900
    PolandPoland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.53
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 3.65 USD 0.968
    PolandPoland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.48
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 3.36 USD 0.89
    PolandPoland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 0.36 USD 0.098
    PolandPoland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.40
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 8.97 TWD 78
    PolandPoland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.36
    TaiwanTaiwan PLN 0.16 USD 0.043
    PolandPoland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Taiwan

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-11%
in PLN

It rose 8% in local currency, but -11% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.