Cost of living comparison
Faro is 24.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Faro instead of Poland, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.42
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.96
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.77
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.47
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.60
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.62
|
$6.23
€5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.13
|
$3.96
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.24
|
$2.70
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.75
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.75
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.42
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.89
|
$6.83
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.01
|
$25.99
€23.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN119,401.43
|
$46,026.95
€42,395.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.29
|
$12.24
€11.27
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.87
|
$33.93
€31.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,328.67
|
$961.15
€885.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,891.63
|
$812.24
€748.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN747.27
|
$104.90
€96.63
|
|
pay 67.2% more for childcare
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,188.43
|
$438.61
€404.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,388.44
|
$11,696.26
€10,773.51
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.52
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.84
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.24
|
$5.47
€5.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.66
|
$36.82
€33.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.15
|
$7.58
€6.98
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Poland
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN300.75
|
$44.40
€40.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN145.76
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN320.89
|
$70.39
€64.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN362.05
|
$63.17
€58.19
|
|
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