Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Poland instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,206.48
|
$8.74
PLN33.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,792.81
|
$7.35
PLN28.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,288.53
|
$1.72
PLN6.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS939.36
|
$1.39
PLN5.32
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,953.04
|
$1.17
PLN4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,479.46
|
$4.22
PLN16.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,936.65
|
$3.59
PLN13.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,009.77
|
$2.85
PLN10.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,991.71
|
$2.73
PLN10.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS797.53
|
$0.43
PLN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS778.39
|
$0.70
PLN2.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS550.84
|
$0.75
PLN2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS726.79
|
$1.12
PLN4.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS376.20
|
$0.35
PLN1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS386.43
|
$0.51
PLN1.94
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,332.64
|
$6.32
PLN24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,689.21
|
$29.45
PLN112.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,309,361.96
|
$30,312.40
PLN116,113.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,395.49
|
$7.94
PLN30.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,479.35
|
$14.69
PLN56.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS474,768.94
|
$591.18
PLN2,264.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS343,948.01
|
$480.23
PLN1,839.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS33,959.05
|
$189.71
PLN726.69
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS212,282.30
|
$301.71
PLN1,155.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,044,753.63
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,716.79
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,448.20
|
$3.18
PLN12.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,200.33
|
$3.01
PLN11.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,930.94
|
$4.63
PLN17.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS20,713.07
|
$31.65
PLN121.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,121.37
|
$6.64
PLN25.43
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS78,787.99
|
$76.35
PLN292.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS63,518.92
|
$37.00
PLN141.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS112,192.69
|
$81.47
PLN312.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS100,516.20
|
$91.91
PLN352.08
|
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