Cost of living comparison
Poland is 21.5% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Poland instead of Havana, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
$9.00
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
$7.00
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
$2.78
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
$2.34
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
$1.15
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
$2.43
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
$13.01
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$2.11
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
$2.75
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
$2.54
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
$0.54
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$0.55
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$0.85
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
$0.83
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$2.50
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
$3.50
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
$1.25
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Havana
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
$55.50
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
$44.33
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
$79.17
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
$78.00
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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