Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Poland instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$8.74
PLN35.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$7.35
PLN30.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.72
PLN7.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.17
PLN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.22
PLN17.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.59
PLN14.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.85
PLN11.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.73
PLN11.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
PLN2.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.12
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.35
PLN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.32
PLN25.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$29.45
PLN120.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF590.9800
|
$30,312.40
PLN124,027.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$7.94
PLN32.50
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$14.69
PLN60.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3500
|
$591.18
PLN2,418.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4500
|
$480.23
PLN1,964.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$189.71
PLN776.22
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$301.71
PLN1,234.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.6900
|
$6,191.48
PLN25,333.28
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.18
PLN13.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.01
PLN12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$4.63
PLN18.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$31.65
PLN129.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.64
PLN27.16
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$76.35
PLN312.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$37.00
PLN151.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$81.47
PLN333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$91.91
PLN376.08
|
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