Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.8% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.0% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 44.7% less in Poland
- Transportation
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pay 23.8% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% less in Poland
- Childcare
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pay 42.4% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.5% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 17.1% less in Poland
Expenses including groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Austria, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.35
|
$8.88
PLN32.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.22
|
$7.49
PLN27.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.70
|
$1.74
PLN6.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.08
|
$1.43
PLN5.31
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.18
|
$1.18
PLN4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.07
|
$4.31
PLN15.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.87
|
$3.58
PLN13.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.51
|
$2.93
PLN10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.26
|
$2.70
PLN9.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.00
|
$0.43
PLN1.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.71
PLN2.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.18
|
$0.76
PLN2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.63
|
$1.09
PLN4.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.37
PLN1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.49
PLN1.81
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.47
|
$6.07
PLN22.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€42.42
|
$28.33
PLN104.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,246.94
|
$30,111.92
PLN111,532.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.53
|
$7.74
PLN28.67
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.28
|
$14.40
PLN53.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€723.94
|
$601.98
PLN2,229.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€611.54
|
$478.28
PLN1,771.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€239.39
|
$184.01
PLN681.58
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€378.67
|
$318.05
PLN1,178.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,298.77
|
$6,011.28
PLN22,265.40
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.03
|
$3.12
PLN11.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.15
|
$3.04
PLN11.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.69
|
$4.55
PLN16.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€39.82
|
$32.52
PLN120.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€10.91
|
$6.47
PLN23.96
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€73.85
|
$75.63
PLN280.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.09
|
$35.26
PLN130.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€76.50
|
$78.29
PLN289.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€103.03
|
$87.22
PLN323.07
|
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