Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.5% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.3% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 40.5% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 30.0% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 15.4% less in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 44.1% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% less in Poland
Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of France, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.44
|
$8.88
PLN34.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.03
|
$7.49
PLN28.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.52
|
$1.74
PLN6.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.43
PLN5.52
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
$1.18
PLN4.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.81
|
$4.31
PLN16.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.17
|
$3.58
PLN13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.50
|
$2.93
PLN11.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.37
|
$2.70
PLN10.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.71
PLN2.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.09
PLN4.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.37
PLN1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.49
PLN1.88
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.70
|
$6.07
PLN23.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.52
|
$28.33
PLN109.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,861.37
|
$30,111.92
PLN115,918.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.30
|
$7.74
PLN29.79
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.76
|
$14.40
PLN55.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€692.55
|
$601.98
PLN2,317.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€557.96
|
$478.28
PLN1,841.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€129.34
|
$184.01
PLN708.38
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€637.24
|
$318.05
PLN1,224.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,459.72
|
$6,011.28
PLN23,140.92
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.73
|
$3.12
PLN12.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.78
|
$3.04
PLN11.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.92
|
$4.55
PLN17.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.16
|
$32.52
PLN125.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.17
|
$6.47
PLN24.90
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
France
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.74
|
$75.63
PLN291.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.86
|
$35.26
PLN135.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€84.49
|
$78.29
PLN301.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€117.15
|
$87.22
PLN335.78
|
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