Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.4% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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