Cost of living comparison
China is 20.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in China instead of Poland, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Poland
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Poland
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Poland
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
China
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
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