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Poland vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 15.7% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Poland
Housing: pay 42.1% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 17.6% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Poland

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Poland are more expensive than in Chile.

Poland vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Chile	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.3000	$8.88 PLN36.91	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.2600	$7.49 PLN31.15	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0500	$1.74 PLN7.23	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0400	$1.43 PLN5.96	+21.2%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Chile	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0600	$1.18 PLN4.93	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1900	$4.31 PLN17.91	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1600	$3.58 PLN14.90	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.1200	$2.93 PLN12.17	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.1000	$2.70 PLN11.20	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0300	$0.43 PLN1.79	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0300	$0.71 PLN2.97	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0300	$0.76 PLN3.14	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0300	$1.09 PLN4.52	+48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0200	$0.37 PLN1.53	-34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$0.49 PLN2.03	-23.0%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Chile	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1900	$6.07 PLN25.24	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF1.2200	$28.33 PLN117.78	-15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF592.8100	$30,111.92 PLN125,183.25	+85.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.4800	$7.74 PLN32.18	-41.3%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Chile	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.7900	$14.40 PLN59.88	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF16.5700	$601.98 PLN2,502.58	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF13.1400	$478.28 PLN1,988.32	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF2.8600	$184.01 PLN765.00	+135.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 17.6% more for childcare

	Chile	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF11.4800	$318.05 PLN1,322.21	+1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF164.1400	$6,011.28 PLN24,990.50	+34.0%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.1000	$3.12 PLN12.97	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.1000	$3.04 PLN12.66	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1900	$4.55 PLN18.90	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF1.4800	$32.52 PLN135.21	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.2200	$6.47 PLN26.89	+9.9%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Chile	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.6100	$75.63 PLN314.42	+72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF1.0500	$35.26 PLN146.57	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF2.2500	$78.29 PLN325.49	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF2.8700	$87.22 PLN362.61	+11.3%
Average			+33.4%

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