Cost of living comparison
Locarno is 3.6 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Locarno instead of Poland, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$24.29
CHF22.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$14.36
CHF13.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$4.56
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$5.11
CHF4.63
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$15.83
CHF14.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$7.00
CHF6.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$5.85
CHF5.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$13.52
CHF12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$1.73
CHF1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.75
CHF0.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$7.86
CHF7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$177.79
CHF161.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$25,950.71
CHF23,524.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$62.58
CHF56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$1,380.36
CHF1,251.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$938.64
CHF850.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$88.19
CHF79.94
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$1,656.43
CHF1,501.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$6.63
CHF6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$4.42
CHF4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$69.02
CHF62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$18.77
CHF17.02
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Locarno
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$117.79
CHF106.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$114.11
CHF103.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$198.77
CHF180.19
|
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