United Arab Emirates

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Poland = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Poland

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.68× Poland.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates 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×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.19
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.88
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.83
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.51
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.34

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

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.2× what it does in Poland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×1.19

United Arab Emirates PLN 236.66 AED 229

Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88

United Arab Emirates PLN 3,513 AED 3,399

Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83

United Arab Emirates PLN 18.78 AED 19

Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.53

United Arab Emirates PLN 3.70 USD 0.98

Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49

United Arab Emirates PLN 3.38 USD 0.896

Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.34

United Arab Emirates PLN 0.30 USD 0.08

Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com