Uruguay
Compared with Poland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Poland = 1×
Uruguay
vs
Poland
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.14× Poland.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Poland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Poland. A bar running right means Uruguay 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×
Uruguay is pricier →
Poland
Poland = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in Poland — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.40Uruguay
PLN 31.80
UYU 339Poland
PLN 22.70
PLN 22.7
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.22Uruguay
PLN 8.34
USD 2.211Poland
PLN 6.86
USD 1.817
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.08Uruguay
PLN 0.94
USD 0.255Poland
PLN 0.87
USD 0.236
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80Uruguay
PLN 5.52
USD 1.463Poland
PLN 6.93
USD 1.837
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+59%
in PLN
It rose 51% in local currency, but 59% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.
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