Cost of living comparison
Poland is 18.2% cheaper than Magdeburg.
If you lived in Poland instead of Magdeburg, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
€6.19
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.56
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.33
€39.27
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.50
€571.03
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.15
€385.15
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.94
€256.93
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.03
€193.00
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,379.87
€8,702.18
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
€3.15
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
€22.86
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Magdeburg
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
€51.24
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
€38.10
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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