Cost of living comparison
Poland is 41.1% cheaper than Glasgow.
If you lived in Poland instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.69
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.15
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.04
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.30
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,757.10
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.32
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.04
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£778.82
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£629.22
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£165.99
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£771.01
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,259.88
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.96
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.62
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.89
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.22
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.59
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.65
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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