Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Poland, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.41
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$1.98
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$100.90
£80.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$26.11
£20.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$35.36
£28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$78.54
£62.71
|
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