Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.7 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Poland, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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