Cost of living comparison
Poland is 4.2% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Poland instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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