Cost of living comparison
Poland is 40.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Poland instead of Austria, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.10
|
$6.88
zł29.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.40
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$1.30
zł5.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
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pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.80
|
$3.34
zł14.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.68
|
$2.82
zł11.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.93
|
$2.20
zł9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.38
zł1.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.55
zł2.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.63
zł2.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.29
zł1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.37
zł1.57
|
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pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.73
|
$5.68
zł24.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.84
|
$23.91
zł100.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,172.79
|
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.46
|
$6.31
zł26.67
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.98
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€692.72
|
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€579.53
|
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.98
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€388.20
|
$228.50
zł965.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,650.81
|
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$2.34
zł9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.45
zł10.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.73
|
$27.45
zł115.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.90
|
$5.63
zł23.77
|
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pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.60
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.01
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.51
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.99
|
$75.24
zł317.75
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