Cost of living comparison
Poland is 20.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Poland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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