Cost of living comparison
Poland is 34.2% cheaper than Birmingham.
If you lived in Poland instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Birmingham
|
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
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.56
|
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.86
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£761.07
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.21
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.34
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.42
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Birmingham
|
Poland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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