Cost of living comparison
Poland is 56.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Poland instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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