Cost of living comparison
Dusseldorf is 83.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Dusseldorf instead of Poland, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$7.53
€6.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$7.27
€6.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$7.18
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$29.55
€27.16
|
|
pay 96.7% more for housing
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$974.88
€896.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$862.84
€793.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$571.46
€525.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$41.94
€38.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$114.97
€105.68
|
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