Cost of living comparison
Poland is 70.8% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iran, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Iran
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
|
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