Cost of living comparison
Poland is 34.6% cheaper than Bath.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bath, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Bath
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
£6.66
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
£1.85
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£4.19
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.44
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
£3.13
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.58
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.16
£80.41
|
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,810.04
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.35
£13.66
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.14
£29.23
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.30
£1,058.87
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.79
£645.25
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.80
£197.40
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,471.42
£1,158.14
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
£11,912.33
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
£4.76
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
£3.02
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.61
£39.05
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.93
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Bath
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
£62.32
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
£21.09
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.02
£76.36
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.38
£82.16
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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