Cost of living comparison
Poland is 19.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Poland instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$24.82
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.44
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.10
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.14
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$6.93
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.19
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.02
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.61
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.06
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.70
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.46
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.19
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.49
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.36
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.26
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.46
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$217.65
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$99,328.84
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$38.49
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$99.63
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,409.94
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$911.21
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$292.91
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,256.60
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,087.15
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.09
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.87
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.58
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$115.77
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.00
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$215.64
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$204.31
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$353.24
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$274.86
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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