PolandPoland

United States

Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PolandPoland = 1×

United StatesUnited States vs PolandPoland
Overall verdict

United StatesUnited States is about 0.81× 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 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 PolandPoland Poland = 1× United StatesUnited States is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.14
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.98
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.79
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.68
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.57

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.

  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.14
    United StatesUnited States PLN 227.68 USD 59.99
    PolandPoland PLN 199.00 PLN 199
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98
    United StatesUnited States PLN 22.22 USD 6.12
    PolandPoland PLN 22.70 PLN 22.7
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80
    United StatesUnited States PLN 0.69 USD 0.188
    PolandPoland PLN 0.87 USD 0.236
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.79
    United StatesUnited States PLN 3,146 USD 829
    PolandPoland PLN 3,999 PLN 3,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74
    United StatesUnited States PLN 5.12 USD 1.356
    PolandPoland PLN 6.93 USD 1.837
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63
    United StatesUnited States PLN 4.32 USD 1.146
    PolandPoland PLN 6.86 USD 1.817
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41
    United StatesUnited States PLN 0.18 USD 0.048
    PolandPoland PLN 0.44 USD 0.118
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United States

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in USD
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.