Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Poland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$8.74
PLN35.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$7.35
PLN29.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.72
PLN6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.17
PLN4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$4.22
PLN17.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$3.59
PLN14.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.82
|
$2.85
PLN11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$2.73
PLN11.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.43
PLN1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.12
PLN4.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.35
PLN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$6.32
PLN25.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.47
|
$29.45
PLN118.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,928.92
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,290.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$7.94
PLN32.05
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$14.69
PLN59.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.66
|
$591.18
PLN2,385.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.14
|
$480.23
PLN1,937.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.39
|
$189.71
PLN765.36
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.24
|
$301.71
PLN1,217.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.97
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,978.62
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$3.18
PLN12.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.01
PLN12.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$4.63
PLN18.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.41
|
$31.65
PLN127.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$6.64
PLN26.78
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.18
|
$76.35
PLN308.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.37
|
$37.00
PLN149.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.96
|
$81.47
PLN328.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.86
|
$91.91
PLN370.81
|
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