Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.5 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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