Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Poland instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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