Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.9% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Poland instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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