Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.0% cheaper than Comox.
If you lived in Poland instead of Comox, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
CA$11.85
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CA$2.73
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
CA$3.18
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
CA$8.54
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
CA$10.66
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
CA$5.23
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.72
CA$7.83
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
CA$2.16
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
CA$2.07
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.49
CA$19.83
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
CA$88.16
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,244.51
CA$1,702.54
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,327.48
CA$1,816.04
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.91
CA$99.75
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,014.97
CA$1,388.52
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,802.46
CA$3,833.87
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.61
CA$6.31
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.04
CA$19.21
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.25
CA$60.53
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
CA$14.63
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Comox
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
CA$75.67
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.96
CA$43.72
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.69
CA$85.76
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.85
CA$153.02
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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