Cost of living comparison
Poland is 52.7% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
|
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