Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Australia, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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