Cost of living comparison

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Poland vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 40.8% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.1% more in Poland
Groceries
pay 3.1% more in Poland
Transportation
pay 6.3% more in Poland
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Poland
Childcare
pay 2.7% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.2% more in Poland
Clothing
pay 9.9% more in Poland

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Poland are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Poland.

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Poland vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 44.1% more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$31.81
$10.02
PLN39.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.11
$8.33
PLN32.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.20
$2.06
PLN8.05
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pay 3.1% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Poland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.39
$1.26
PLN4.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.59
$4.34
PLN17.01
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.41
$3.75
PLN14.68
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pay 6.3% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.62
$6.15
PLN24.10
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$228.70
$30.85
PLN120.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$118K
$30,440.20
PLN119K
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Brazil
Poland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$101.93
$16.87
PLN66.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,781.55
$635.08
PLN2,487.61
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,186.55
$525.98
PLN2,060.27
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pay 2.7% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,579.61
$375.24
PLN1,469.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,150.54
$7,342.23
PLN28,759.68
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pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$9.97
$3.44
PLN13.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.08
$3.38
PLN13.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.26
$5.25
PLN20.55
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pay 9.9% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Poland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$271.10
$81.02
PLN317.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$249.39
$36.65
PLN143.56
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$437.68
$85.93
PLN336.58
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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