Cost of living comparison
Poland is 28.4% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Poland instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.90
ZAR192.50
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
ZAR81.81
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR20.36
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR15.80
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
ZAR16.62
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
ZAR64.15
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ZAR64.59
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.42
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
ZAR39.59
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.47
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.68
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.22
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.13
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR11.79
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZAR86.48
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
ZAR582.30
|
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
ZAR106.60
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.42
ZAR802.50
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$577.45
ZAR10,202.33
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.20
ZAR6,470.03
|
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.50
ZAR1,192.58
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.86
ZAR2,965.65
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
ZAR40.91
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.17
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.12
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
ZAR483.38
|
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
ZAR144.37
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Port Elizabeth
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.80
ZAR950.45
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.90
ZAR598.91
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.31
ZAR1,383.57
|
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
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