Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. France
  3. Poland
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
PLN

France is 29.8% more expensive than Poland.

If you lived in Poland instead of France, you would:
local_dining

pay 59.2% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.66
€12.85
$5.09
zł18.87
-65.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.26
€8.12
$4.63
zł17.15
-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
€2.26
$1.00
zł3.71
-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.75
€1.53
$0.81
zł2.99
-53.9%
France vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 57.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.48
€1.29
$0.74
zł2.74
-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.55
€6.62
$2.92
zł10.82
-61.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
€3.53
$2.36
zł8.76
-41.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.68
€2.35
$1.94
zł7.20
-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.89
€4.29
$1.81
zł6.72
-62.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.19
€1.04
$0.36
zł1.32
-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.99
€0.87
$0.50
zł1.84
-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.12
€0.98
$0.53
zł1.97
-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.25
€1.09
$0.65
zł2.39
-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.85
€0.74
$0.23
zł0.87
-72.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.79
€0.69
$0.25
zł0.94
-67.7%
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drive_eta

pay 18.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.07
€5.32
$4.83
zł17.90
-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass $48.62
€42.64
$23.83
zł88.30
-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,466.78
€19,701.14
$18,406.26
zł68,206.19
-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $20.24
€17.75
$6.13
zł22.73
-69.7%
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home

pay 38.3% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.15
€26.44
$13.38
zł49.57
-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $642.18
€563.13
$376.97
zł1,396.88
-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.04
€449.01
$287.66
zł1,065.95
-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $117.18
€102.75
$124.51
zł461.40
+6.3%
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child_care

pay 27.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $639.54
€560.82
$202.69
zł751.09
-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,851.68
€14,777.26
$12,448.24
zł46,128.16
-26.1%
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gamepad

pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.03
€5.29
$1.81
zł6.71
-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.76
€2.42
$1.98
zł7.34
-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.73
€7.66
$4.12
zł15.27
-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $40.06
€35.13
$25.00
zł92.63
-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.78
€9.45
$6.36
zł23.58
-41.0%
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store

pay 26.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $88.34
€77.46
$68.72
zł254.64
-22.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.59
€32.09
$34.28
zł127.03
-6.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.56
€78.53
$70.87
zł262.63
-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $122.42
€107.35
$73.10
zł270.88
-40.3%
France vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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