United Kingdom

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Poland = 1×

United Kingdom vs

Poland

Overall verdict

United Kingdom is about 1.14× 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 United Kingdom 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 Kingdom is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.27
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.17
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.13
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.13
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.01

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

In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Poland — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.70

United Kingdom PLN 1.48 USD 0.402

Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27

United Kingdom PLN 252.74 GBP 49.99

Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.22

United Kingdom PLN 8.43 USD 2.235

Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.13

United Kingdom PLN 25.71 GBP 5.29

Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.12

United Kingdom PLN 7.69 USD 2.037

Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.01

United Kingdom PLN 4,040 GBP 799

Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.75

United Kingdom PLN 0.32 USD 0.088

Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com