Cost of living comparison
Poland is 32.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Poland instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.86
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.23
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.64
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,636.53
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.70
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.49
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€743.38
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.77
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.06
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€541.16
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,701.03
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.93
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.52
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.03
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.08
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.71
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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