I compare the real economic life of the average person in Poland to that of Russia. What is it really like? I base my comparison largely on Numbeo data and my personal experience living in Eastern Europe for part of the year. Is aggregate data real? Or is it better to drill down and look at what microeconomic agents are saying? I trust people rather than offices of economics. Let's explore this comparison and learn about these two counties' systems. Poland is a free market, and Russia is command and control and the result on the individual, economically.
