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Prices of bread, butter and petrol in Poland 2015–2025: what a wage buys
Average GUS retail prices for ten goods and services – from bread and eggs to petrol and electricity – and how many of each a minimum and an average wage bought in the chosen years.
Periodfrom 2015to 2025
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- Price in 2015
- 2,20 zł
- Wheat-rye bread, 0.5 kg
- Price in 2025
- 5,38 zł
- +144,5 %
- How many per monthly wage in 2015
- 795 units
- Minimum wage
- How many per monthly wage in 2025
- 867 units
- +9,0 % change in purchasing power
- Price: Wheat-rye bread, 0.5 kg
- Wage: Minimum wage
The whole basket: prices and purchasing power
| Product | Price 2015 | Price 2025 | Price change | Per wage 2015 | Per wage 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat-rye bread, 0.5 kg | 2,20 | 5,38 | +144,5 % | 795 | 867 |
| Butter, 200 g | 4,13 | 8,99 | +117,7 % | 424 | 519 |
| Egg, each | 0,51 | 1,13 | +121,6 % | 3 431 | 4 129 |
| Milk 3–3.5 %, 1 l | 2,87 | 4,40 | +53,3 % | 610 | 1 060 |
| Sugar, 1 kg | 2,23 | 3,28 | +47,1 % | 785 | 1 423 |
| Whole chicken, 1 kg | 6,99 | 13,24 | +89,4 % | 250 | 352 |
| Petrol 95, 1 l | 4,65 | 6,04 | +29,9 % | 376 | 773 |
| Home electricity (G11), 1 kWh | 0,65 | 1,15 | +76,9 % | 2 692 | 4 057 |
| Cold water, 1 m³ | 3,73 | 5,64 | +51,2 % | 469 | 827 |
| Single tram ticket | 3,32 | 4,45 | +34,0 % | 527 | 1 049 |
Sources: GUS Local Data Bank, Statistics Poland (GUS), Council of Ministers regulations. Data retrieved 2026-10-14.
How it is computed
- 1GUS pricesAverage annual retail prices from the GUS Local Data Bank – a national average of quotes for a specific product and pack size. An individual shop can differ by tens of percent.
- 2Purchasing powerUnits = gross wage (minimum or average) ÷ product price in the same year. I use gross because both wages are published gross; net would mean fewer units, but the ratio between years stays similar.
Frequently asked questions
What does bread cost in Poland?
According to GUS, a 0.5 kg wheat-rye loaf averaged PLN 5.38 in 2025, against PLN 2.20 in 2015. Other products are in the table above.
Does a wage buy more than ten years ago?
It depends on the product and the wage. A minimum wage buys more of almost everything, as it outpaced prices. An average wage buys more petrol, electricity, milk and sugar, but less bread than in 2015. Across the whole basket the average wage buys about 46 % more in real terms.
Why did bread rise faster than inflation?
Labour, energy and transport make up much of the price of bread, and they rose faster than the average basket – especially in 2022–2023. The raw material (flour) is only part of a loaf’s price.
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