Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.7% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Poland instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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