Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
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pay 18.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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