Cost of living comparison
Poland is 36.9% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
CA$2.31
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
CA$6.45
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.53
CA$14.40
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.78
CA$3.80
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
CA$7.21
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
CA$0.72
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.69
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
CA$2.03
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CA$1.10
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
CA$1.27
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CA$6.71
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.00
CA$80.70
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,437.26
CA$25,219.40
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.02
CA$17.80
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.45
CA$94.99
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,179.17
CA$1,612.92
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,085.16
CA$1,484.34
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
CA$192.85
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$973.49
CA$1,331.58
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
CA$57.21
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.93
CA$65.56
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.81
CA$35.31
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.20
CA$87.82
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
CA$110.97
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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