Cost of living comparison
Poland is 42.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Poland instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€16.97
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.44
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.17
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.46
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.16
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.99
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€44.98
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€21.94
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€748.50
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€624.05
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€411.61
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.26
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.48
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€109.94
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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