Cost of living comparison
Poland is 21.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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