Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Poland, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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