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Poland vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 40.1% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Poland
Groceries: pay 55.1% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Poland
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% less in Poland
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Poland

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Poland.

Poland vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,394	$10.21 PLN37.31	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,728	$8.43 PLN30.80	-60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK398	$2.00 PLN7.31	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK348	$1.65 PLN6.02	-39.5%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

	Iceland	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK487	$1.31 PLN4.77	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$4.56 PLN16.68	-51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK996	$3.98 PLN14.53	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK859	$3.28 PLN11.98	-51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,436	$2.95 PLN10.79	-73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK191	$0.51 PLN1.87	-65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK147	$0.75 PLN2.75	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK181	$0.83 PLN3.04	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK300	$1.28 PLN4.66	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK211	$0.41 PLN1.51	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK140	$0.51 PLN1.86	-53.5%
Average			-55.1%

Iceland vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Iceland	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,235	$6.51 PLN23.80	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK10,182	$32.67 PLN119.38	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,270	$8.89 PLN32.48	-65.2%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Iceland	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK12,241	$16.32 PLN59.63	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	-70.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,338	$218.52 PLN798.50	+235.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Iceland	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK42,830	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	-75.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,426	$3.49 PLN12.77	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK720	$3.46 PLN12.65	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,778	$5.23 PLN19.12	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK10,004	$37.00 PLN135.21	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,144	$7.39 PLN27.02	-55.9%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	Iceland	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,753	$87.74 PLN320.62	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,913	$37.84 PLN138.26	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,965	$88.94 PLN325.01	-45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK30,371	$98.79 PLN360.99	-58.4%
Average			-44.0%

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