Cost of living comparison
Poland is 35.2% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Russia, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 88.6% more for housing
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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