Cost of living comparison
Poland is 42.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Poland instead of France, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€13.50
|
$6.38
zł23.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$5.78
zł21.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.21
|
$1.14
zł4.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$0.99
zł3.67
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
France
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
$0.82
zł3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€6.90
|
$2.88
zł10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.50
|
$2.27
zł8.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
$2.21
zł8.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€3.99
|
$1.81
zł6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$0.37
zł1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.48
zł1.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.56
zł2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$1.14
zł4.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.26
zł0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.31
zł1.16
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
France
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.93
|
$5.25
zł19.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€43.23
|
$22.05
zł81.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
$18,306.67
zł67,837.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€14.66
|
$6.00
zł22.23
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
France
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
$12.51
zł46.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€618.64
|
$413.49
zł1,532.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€498.82
|
$362.60
zł1,343.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
$147.53
zł546.67
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
France
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€643.06
|
$215.19
zł797.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
$5,676.15
zł21,033.52
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.87
|
$2.07
zł7.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.45
|
$2.29
zł8.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
$3.91
zł14.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€31.52
|
$27.21
zł100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€9.21
|
$5.55
zł20.57
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
France
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
$62.88
zł232.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
$30.43
zł112.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
$61.46
zł227.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€102.88
|
$73.40
zł271.98
|
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