Cost of living comparison
Poland is 26.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Poland instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
China
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
China
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
China
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
China
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
China
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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