Cost of living comparison
Poland is 23.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Poland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
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Greece
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.68
|
$6.88
zł27.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
$5.95
zł23.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.30
zł5.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.15
zł4.57
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.94
zł3.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$3.34
zł13.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.17
|
$2.82
zł11.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
$2.49
zł9.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.34
|
$2.20
zł8.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.38
zł1.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.55
zł2.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.63
zł2.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.15
zł4.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.29
zł1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
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pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.09
|
$5.68
zł22.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€36.97
|
$23.91
zł95.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
$19,787.24
zł78,632.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€11.97
|
$6.31
zł25.09
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
$12.94
zł51.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€394.27
|
$480.05
zł1,907.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€329.36
|
$406.85
zł1,616.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
$148.56
zł590.36
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€313.32
|
$228.50
zł908.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
$4,467.72
zł17,754.35
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.75
|
$2.34
zł9.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.45
zł9.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
$4.13
zł16.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.54
|
$27.45
zł109.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.13
|
$5.63
zł22.36
|
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pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
$64.65
zł256.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
$30.33
zł120.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
$66.37
zł263.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.12
|
$75.24
zł298.98
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