Cost of living comparison
Poland is 76.0% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,668
|
$6.88
zł29.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,709
|
$5.95
zł25.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,369
|
$1.30
zł5.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,806
|
$1.15
zł4.97
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,437
|
$0.94
zł4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,341
|
$3.34
zł14.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,902
|
$2.82
zł12.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,500
|
$2.49
zł10.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,124
|
$2.20
zł9.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,274
|
$0.38
zł1.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,156
|
$0.55
zł2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,447
|
$0.63
zł2.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,561
|
$1.15
zł4.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,197
|
$0.29
zł1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,317
|
$0.37
zł1.61
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,018
|
$5.68
zł24.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,013
|
$23.91
zł103.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,578,851
|
$19,787.24
zł85,549.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,430
|
$6.31
zł27.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,191
|
$12.94
zł55.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$821,536
|
$480.05
zł2,075.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$693,969
|
$406.85
zł1,758.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$183,710
|
$148.56
zł642.29
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$410,965
|
$228.50
zł987.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,832,998
|
$4,467.72
zł19,315.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,529
|
$2.34
zł10.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,749
|
$2.45
zł10.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,473
|
$4.13
zł17.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,243
|
$27.45
zł118.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,475
|
$5.63
zł24.33
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$159,517
|
$64.65
zł279.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,628
|
$30.33
zł131.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$237,503
|
$66.37
zł286.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,875
|
$75.24
zł325.28
|
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