Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Poland instead of India, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.32
|
$6.88
zł27.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹324.84
|
$5.95
zł23.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.12
|
$1.30
zł5.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.37
|
$1.15
zł4.54
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.33
|
$0.94
zł3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹207.68
|
$3.34
zł13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.25
|
$2.82
zł11.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.03
|
$2.49
zł9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.62
|
$2.20
zł8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.84
|
$0.38
zł1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.38
|
$0.55
zł2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.69
|
$0.63
zł2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.08
|
$1.15
zł4.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.51
|
$0.29
zł1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.65
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹396.34
|
$5.68
zł22.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹694.22
|
$23.91
zł94.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,088,912.85
|
$19,787.24
zł78,196.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹223.56
|
$6.31
zł24.95
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹699.12
|
$12.94
zł51.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,455.82
|
$480.05
zł1,897.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,088.71
|
$406.85
zł1,607.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,165.75
|
$148.56
zł587.08
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,945.76
|
$228.50
zł903.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,003.35
|
$4,467.72
zł17,655.70
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.12
|
$2.34
zł9.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.16
|
$2.45
zł9.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹318.77
|
$4.13
zł16.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,413.46
|
$27.45
zł108.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹243.46
|
$5.63
zł22.24
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,107.68
|
$64.65
zł255.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,223.75
|
$30.33
zł119.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,421.60
|
$66.37
zł262.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,548.82
|
$75.24
zł297.32
|
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