Japan vs Poland: currencies and prices
Currencies, exchange rates and prices of the same products side by side. Prices in the source currency and in USD; differences relative to Japan. Where a source has no data for a country we say “no data” – no estimates.
| Indicator | Japan | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | JPY Japanese yen | PLN Polish złoty |
| Exchange rate | 1 EUR = 178.30 JPY ECB, 4 November 2026 | 1 EUR = 4.3990 PLN 1 JPY = 0.02467 PLN ECB, 4 November 2026 |
| Big Mac 1 burger | 3.08 USD 500 JPY price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 6.22 USD +102% 23.50 PLN price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Petrol 95 1 litre | no data | 1.62 USD 1.46 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Diesel 1 litre | no data | 2.02 USD 1.81 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Healthy diet 1 person, 1 day Estimated minimum cost of a healthy diet (World Bank/FAO), not average spending on food. | 5.52 USD 826 JPY price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 2.45 USD −56% 9.23 PLN price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Price level USA = 100 | 69 data from: 2025 | 55 −21% data from: 2025 |
| Taxes in the price: Petrol 95 % of the pump price | no data | 31.2% 1.46 EUR at the pump · 1.00 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
| Taxes in the price: Diesel % of the pump price | no data | 25.1% 1.81 EUR at the pump · 1.36 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
Prices are converted via their US dollar equivalent for the period of the data and then at the latest ECB or NBP rate; the difference in per cent is relative to Japan (taxes – in percentage points). Sources and licences