Cost of living comparison
Poland is 14.7% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.46
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,856.89
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.59
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.19
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€487.97
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€399.46
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€142.88
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€340.97
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,045.91
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.63
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.54
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.35
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.48
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.40
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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