Cost of living comparison
Poland is 47.3% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Portland, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Portland
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.67
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.16
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.53
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.36
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,916.67
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.53
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,430.00
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.54
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.80
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Portland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.17
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.00
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.00
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.33
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
|
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