Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.3 times more expensive than Alexandria.
If you lived in Poland instead of Alexandria, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.17
EGP150.13
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
EGP5.99
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
EGP20.32
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.33
EGP62.93
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.03
EGP143.41
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
EGP62.44
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
EGP87.93
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
EGP21.16
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.18
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.08
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.11
EGP5.02
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.15
EGP54.39
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.81
EGP369.55
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,896.25
EGP846,880.58
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
EGP469.63
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.95
EGP5,581.71
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.38
EGP3,141.16
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.40
EGP681.34
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.15
EGP2,514.98
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,628.41
EGP77,059.13
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
EGP58.54
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.94
EGP801.71
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Alexandria
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.27
EGP1,195.67
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.84
EGP1,459.29
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.31
EGP3,327.11
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.66
EGP1,687.42
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
|
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