Cost of living comparison
Poland is 12.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lima, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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