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Poland vs. Gliwice Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 5.1% more expensive than Gliwice.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Poland
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Poland

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Poland are more expensive than in Gliwice.

Poland vs. Gliwice Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Gliwice, you would:

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Gliwice	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.66 PLN38.96	$10.21 PLN37.31	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.48 PLN30.97	$8.43 PLN30.80	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN6.35	$2.00 PLN7.31	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PLN6.19	$1.65 PLN6.02	-2.9%
Average			+1.9%

Gliwice vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Gliwice	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 PLN5.69	$1.31 PLN4.77	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 PLN14.99	$4.56 PLN16.68	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.30 PLN15.73	$3.98 PLN14.53	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.15 PLN11.51	$3.28 PLN11.98	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$2.95 PLN10.79	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.77	$0.51 PLN1.87	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 PLN3.26	$0.75 PLN2.75	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.90	$0.83 PLN3.04	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 PLN4.53	$1.28 PLN4.66	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.54	$0.41 PLN1.51	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.51 PLN1.86	-5.3%
Average			-1.6%

Gliwice vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Gliwice	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 PLN23.95	$6.51 PLN23.80	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.81 PLN119.89	$32.67 PLN119.38	-0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,064.62 PLN124,476.22	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 PLN26.74	$8.89 PLN32.48	+21.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Gliwice	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.13 PLN58.95	$16.32 PLN59.63	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.49 PLN1,898.26	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.47 PLN1,748.40	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	+13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.80 PLN700.85	$218.52 PLN798.50	+13.9%
Average			+13.8%

Gliwice vs. Poland - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Gliwice	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.27 PLN1,323.79	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50
Average			+2.7%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gliwice	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.28 PLN11.99	$3.49 PLN12.77	+6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PLN11.85	$3.46 PLN12.65	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.19 PLN18.98	$5.23 PLN19.12	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.12 PLN102.74	$37.00 PLN135.21	+31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.98	$7.39 PLN27.02	+8.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Gliwice	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.78 PLN371.91	$87.74 PLN320.62	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.16 PLN172.34	$37.84 PLN138.26	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.40 PLN257.26	$88.94 PLN325.01	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.02 PLN299.73	$98.79 PLN360.99	+20.4%
Average			+3.3%

Gliwice vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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