Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.8% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Poland instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.88
zł28.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
|
$5.95
zł24.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.30
zł5.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.15
zł4.82
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.94
zł3.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
|
$3.34
zł14.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.82
zł11.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
$2.49
zł10.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.20
zł9.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$0.38
zł1.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.55
zł2.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.63
zł2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.15
zł4.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.29
zł1.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.37
zł1.56
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$5.68
zł23.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.88
|
$23.91
zł100.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,254.04
|
$19,787.24
zł82,963.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.13
|
$6.31
zł26.47
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.43
|
$12.94
zł54.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,826.17
|
$480.05
zł2,012.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,523.80
|
$406.85
zł1,705.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.56
|
$148.56
zł622.88
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,283.52
|
$228.50
zł958.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,027.62
|
$4,467.72
zł18,732.21
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$2.34
zł9.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$2.45
zł10.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$4.13
zł17.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.34
|
$27.45
zł115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
|
$5.63
zł23.59
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Colorado
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.70
|
$64.65
zł271.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$30.33
zł127.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.59
|
$66.37
zł278.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.84
|
$75.24
zł315.45
|
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