Cost of living comparison
Poland is 32.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Poland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.35
€12.58
|
$6.38
zł23.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
$5.78
zł21.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€1.92
|
$1.14
zł4.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€0.95
|
$0.99
zł3.67
|
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pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
$0.82
zł3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
€5.61
|
$2.88
zł10.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.81
|
$2.27
zł8.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$2.21
zł8.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.53
|
$1.81
zł6.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.37
zł1.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.48
zł1.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.56
zł2.07
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.14
zł4.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.26
zł0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$0.31
zł1.16
|
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pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.47
€7.43
|
$5.25
zł19.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.88
€32.34
|
$22.05
zł81.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
$18,306.67
zł67,837.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
€14.86
|
$6.00
zł22.23
|
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pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
$12.51
zł46.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$560.05
€491.11
|
$413.49
zł1,532.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.17
€375.46
|
$362.60
zł1,343.66
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
$147.53
zł546.67
|
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pay 45.3% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$431.71
€378.57
|
$215.19
zł797.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
$5,676.15
zł21,033.52
|
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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€3.93
|
$2.07
zł7.68
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
€1.30
|
$2.29
zł8.48
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
$3.91
zł14.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
€42.63
|
$27.21
zł100.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.75
|
$5.55
zł20.57
|
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pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
$62.88
zł232.99
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
$30.43
zł112.77
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
$61.46
zł227.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.74
€94.48
|
$73.40
zł271.98
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