Cost of living comparison
Poland is 37.1% cheaper than Gainesville.
If you lived in Poland instead of Gainesville, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.37
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.80
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.75
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.10
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,505.56
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,200.00
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.65
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,000.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Gainesville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.75
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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