Cost of living comparison
Poland is 32.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Poland instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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