Cost of living comparison
Poland is 65.6% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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