Cost of living comparison
Poland is 49.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Poland instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.50
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.27
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.36
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.33
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.62
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.12
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,679.87
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.49
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.27
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,654.58
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,451.48
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€171.73
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,589.11
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,574.76
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.30
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.46
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.16
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Poland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€71.79
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.15
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€83.77
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.19
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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