Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.5% cheaper than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 31.5% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 42.8% less in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 39.6% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.7% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% less in Poland
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.09
|
$8.88
PLN36.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.41
|
$7.49
PLN30.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.08
|
$1.74
PLN7.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.60
|
$1.43
PLN5.83
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.72
|
$1.18
PLN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.97
|
$4.31
PLN17.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.87
|
$3.58
PLN14.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.58
|
$2.93
PLN11.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.32
|
$2.70
PLN10.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.88
|
$0.71
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.20
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.86
|
$6.07
PLN24.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€115.29
|
$28.33
PLN115.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,614.26
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,444.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.76
|
$7.74
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.28
|
$14.40
PLN58.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,357.48
|
$601.98
PLN2,447.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,146.21
|
$478.28
PLN1,944.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€154.27
|
$184.01
PLN748.26
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€961.41
|
$318.05
PLN1,293.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,534.42
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,443.66
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.73
|
$3.12
PLN12.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.67
|
$3.04
PLN12.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.86
|
$4.55
PLN18.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.75
|
$32.52
PLN132.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.86
|
$6.47
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€75.21
|
$75.63
PLN307.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.50
|
$35.26
PLN143.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.63
|
$78.29
PLN318.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.98
|
$87.22
PLN354.68
|
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