Cost of Living Comparison

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

Poland is 47.4% cheaper than France.

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

pay 57.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.12
€13.26
$4.90
zł18.16
-67.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.98
€7.87
$4.54
zł16.83
-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
€2.32
$0.99
zł3.68
-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.71
€1.50
$0.83
zł3.09
-51.2%
Average -57.7%
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local_grocery_store

pay 59.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.47
€1.29
$0.72
zł2.65
-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.46
€6.54
$2.79
zł10.34
-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
€3.58
$2.19
zł8.13
-46.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.18
€2.79
$1.88
zł6.96
-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.23
€4.59
$1.70
zł6.31
-67.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.26
€1.11
$0.34
zł1.26
-73.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.99
€0.87
$0.46
zł1.72
-53.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.23
€1.08
$0.51
zł1.88
-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.43
€1.25
$0.64
zł2.37
-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.89
€0.78
$0.25
zł0.94
-71.6%
Onions (1 lb) $1.06
€0.93
$0.29
zł1.08
-72.5%
Average -59.3%
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drive_eta

pay 40.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.08
€5.33
$4.50
zł16.69
-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass $45.98
€40.32
$21.53
zł79.78
-53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,430.30
€18,792.25
$18,398.71
zł68,178.20
-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.36
€16.10
$5.70
zł21.13
-68.9%
Average -40.5%
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home

pay 35.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.29
€25.69
$12.55
zł46.49
-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $639.67
€560.93
$365.55
zł1,354.59
-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $495.78
€434.75
$287.25
zł1,064.42
-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $120.55
€105.71
$120.36
zł446.01
-0.2%
Average -35.6%
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child_care

pay 65.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $691.08
€606.01
$190.27
zł705.05
-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,922.60
€9,578.04
$4,494.16
zł16,653.55
-58.9%
Average -65.7%
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gamepad

pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.14
€5.38
$1.70
zł6.31
-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.89
€2.54
$1.90
zł7.06
-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.27
€9.01
$3.84
zł14.23
-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $36.27
€31.80
$22.69
zł84.10
-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.85
€9.52
$5.84
zł21.66
-46.2%
Average -50.5%
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store

pay 22.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.57
€73.28
$66.43
zł246.18
-20.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.42
€31.06
$33.30
zł123.40
-6.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.94
€77.12
$65.73
zł243.58
-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $121.59
€106.62
$74.85
zł277.36
-38.4%
Average -22.5%
France vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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