United States
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Poland = 1×
Overall verdict
United States is about 0.81×
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 States 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 States is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× 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.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.14
United States PLN 227.68 USD 59.99
Poland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98
United States PLN 22.22 USD 6.12
Poland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80
United States PLN 0.69 USD 0.188
Poland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79
United States PLN 3,146 USD 829
Poland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
United States PLN 5.12 USD 1.356
Poland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63
United States PLN 4.32 USD 1.146
Poland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41
United States PLN 0.18 USD 0.048
Poland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
4.93 → 6.12
4.93 → 6.12
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+15%
in PLN
It rose 24% in local currency, but 15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United States's inflation.