Cost of living comparison
Poland is 34.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Poland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.72
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.73
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.57
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.18
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.50
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.90
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.43
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.51
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.97
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.39
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.42
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
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pay 24.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.37
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
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