Cost of living comparison
Poland is 36.9% cheaper than Fairbanks.
If you lived in Poland instead of Fairbanks, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Fairbanks
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Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.26
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.95
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.67
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.75
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.37
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.52
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.00
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,650.00
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.50
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.19
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Fairbanks
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.00
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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