Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Poland instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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