Cost of living comparison
Poland is 44.7% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,579
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$20,965
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,423
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,863
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,280
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,250
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$13,951
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,684
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,836
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,709
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,431
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,839
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,924
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,523
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,366
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$7,979
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$118,244
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$50,316,664
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$47,801
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$75,669
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,297,498
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$965,636
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$202,742
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$724,360
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,551,618
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,774
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,590
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,128
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$71,094
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$14,843
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$177,548
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$111,551
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$275,472
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$234,452
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
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