Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Paris instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$11.66
€10.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$5.86
€5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$7.76
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$23.63
€21.92
|
|
pay 95.4% more for housing
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$829.69
€769.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$41.22
€38.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$156.00
€144.73
|
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