Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.6% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Poland instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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