Cost of living comparison
Germany is 84.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Germany instead of Poland, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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