5 chains tracked in Poland, priced in PLN (zł). Every menu below is the full local board, not a global template.
The cheapest priced item we hold in each dish category across every Poland menu - A rough floor for what each kind of food costs here.
| Dish type | Items tracked | Cheapest we found | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgers | 42 | zł 8.90 | Beef, chicken and plant-based burgers priced side by side. |
| Sandwiches & Wraps | 40 | zł 8.90 | Subs, wraps, melts, toasties and hand-held everything else. |
| Coffee | 21 | zł 16.50 | Espresso, latte, cappuccino and cold brew, market by market. |
| Bakery & Pretzels | 20 | zł 9.50 | Pretzels, cinnamon rolls, croissants and counter bakes. |
| Sides & Fries | 18 | zł 2.50 | Fries, onion rings, dips, slaw and the upsell economy. |
| Combos & Meal Deals | 15 | zł 30 | Bundles, family boxes, promotions and value platters. |
| Salads | 12 | zł 22.30 | Side salads, mains and the price of eating light. |
| Soft Drinks, Tea & Juice | 10 | zł 14.50 | Colas, teas, juices, water and the mark-up on all of them. |
| Fried Chicken | 8 | zł 24.99 | Buckets, tenders, wings, nuggets and rotisserie birds. |
| Shakes & Smoothies | 5 | zł 13.77 | Milkshakes, frappes, smoothies and blended drinks. |
| Breakfast | 4 | zł 8.90 | Muffins, pancakes, all-day eggs and breakfast cut-off times. |
| Desserts & Bakes | 3 | zł 8 | Cakes, cookies, pies, brownies and the sweet end of the board. |
| Ice Cream & Frozen Treats | 2 | zł 13.80 | Scoops, sundaes, blizzards, soft serve and ice-cream cakes. |
| Pizza | 1 | zł 8.90 | Every pizza on every menu we track, from margherita to meat feast. |
Cheapest priced option on any Poland menu in that category, including small sizes and single-item promos.
5 brands, 5 full menus.
| PLN | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 2.50 | 0.68 |
| Average | 18.20 | 4.93 |
| Dearest | 46.60 | 12.63 |
| PLN | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 13.77 | 3.73 |
| Average | 51.18 | 13.88 |
| Dearest | 105.72 | 28.66 |
| PLN | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 8 | 2.17 |
| Average | 36.11 | 9.79 |
| Dearest | 159.99 | 43.38 |
| PLN | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 8.90 | 2.41 |
| Average | 27.68 | 7.50 |
| Dearest | 49.99 | 13.55 |
| PLN | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 9.50 | 2.58 |
| Average | 20.28 | 5.50 |
| Dearest | 40 | 10.84 |
Products Poland shares with the most other markets we track, so you can see where it sits.
| Product | Brand | Markets | Cheapest | Priciest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | McDonald's | 16 | $2.90 | $7.84 |
| Whopper | Burger King | 11 | $3.01 | $8.13 |
| Cheeseburger | McDonald's | 11 | $1.76 | $4.07 |
| McChicken | McDonald's | 9 | $1.45 | $6.52 |
| Zinger Burger | KFC | 9 | $2.11 | $7.83 |
| Double Whopper | Burger King | 8 | $4.37 | $11.58 |
| Small/Medium Fries | McDonald's | 7 | $0.72 | $3.35 |
| Whopper Meal Medium | Burger King | 7 | $4.08 | $13.55 |
Poland is one of the strongest chain-restaurant markets in Central Europe and consistently one of the fastest-growing in the European Union. It combines a large population, rapid growth in eating out, and prices that still sit meaningfully below Western European levels - Which makes it attractive both to customers and to operators looking for volume.
The market is also unusually receptive to formats that struggle elsewhere. Drive-thrus work here in a way they do not in denser Western European cities, and the coffee-shop sector has grown from a standing start into one of the region's largest.
Costa Coffee counts Poland among its largest markets outside the United Kingdom, with a store estate and a self-serve machine network that between them make it one of the brand's most important territories anywhere.
Pick any brand that trades in both and see every shared item priced side by side.
Almost every restaurant you think of as a chain is owned by someone else entirely. What the franchisee actually buys, and why it explains the price on the board.
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