Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Poland instead of India, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.47
₹195.51
|
$6.38
zł29.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹314.13
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
₹33.20
|
$1.14
zł5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹14.87
|
$0.99
zł4.65
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹36.22
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₹206.96
|
$2.88
zł13.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹199.55
|
$2.27
zł10.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹74.36
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
₹113.47
|
$1.81
zł8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹69.87
|
$0.37
zł1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹22.22
|
$0.48
zł2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
₹35.83
|
$0.56
zł2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹17.48
|
$1.14
zł5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹12.58
|
$0.26
zł1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹15.66
|
$0.31
zł1.47
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
₹394.96
|
$5.25
zł24.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
₹676.52
|
$22.05
zł103.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,555.07
₹1,073,863.07
|
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.58
₹204.71
|
$6.00
zł28.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹731.39
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.92
₹10,847.48
|
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.95
₹7,205.26
|
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.05
₹2,064.06
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.16
₹4,211.58
|
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,329.76
₹105,346.71
|
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
₹149.68
|
$2.07
zł9.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
₹115.03
|
$2.29
zł10.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
₹308.43
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.08
₹1,590.90
|
$27.21
zł127.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.05
₹241.38
|
$5.55
zł26.07
|
|
pay 72.6% more for clothing
India
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.30
₹2,162.57
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.60
₹2,424.08
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.96
₹3,482.85
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.27
₹2,635.44
|
$73.40
zł344.67
|
|
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