Cost of living comparison
Poland is 40.0% cheaper than Canterbury.
If you lived in Poland instead of Canterbury, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.86
|
$8.74
PLN34.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
£7.38
|
$7.35
PLN29.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
£1.65
|
$1.72
PLN6.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
£1.39
|
$1.39
PLN5.56
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
£1.47
|
$1.17
PLN4.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.48
|
$4.22
PLN16.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
£5.14
|
$3.59
PLN14.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
£3.15
|
$2.85
PLN11.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
£3.31
|
$2.73
PLN10.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
£0.84
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$0.75
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.12
PLN4.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.51
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
£5.58
|
$6.32
PLN25.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$210.20
£165.15
|
$29.45
PLN117.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,027.58
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,316.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.79
£12.41
|
$7.94
PLN31.79
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.82
£28.14
|
$14.69
PLN58.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,261.22
£990.90
|
$591.18
PLN2,366.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,103.56
£867.04
|
$480.23
PLN1,921.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.18
£178.49
|
$189.71
PLN759.26
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.14
£1,028.55
|
$301.71
PLN1,207.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
£11,890.79
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,779.59
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£4.95
|
$3.18
PLN12.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
£3.29
|
$3.01
PLN12.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.45
£12.14
|
$4.63
PLN18.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.31
£32.46
|
$31.65
PLN126.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.13
£11.89
|
$6.64
PLN26.57
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Canterbury
|
Poland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.74
£76.79
|
$76.35
PLN305.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.65
£38.22
|
$37.00
PLN148.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.70
|
$81.47
PLN326.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.56
£90.01
|
$91.91
PLN367.86
|
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