Cost of living comparison
Poland is 54.9% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Poland instead of London, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
London
|
Poland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
London
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
London
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
London
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
London
|
Poland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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