Cost of living comparison
Poland is 34.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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