Cost of living comparison
Poland is 40.3% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Poland instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.71
|
$8.74
PLN34.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
|
$7.35
PLN28.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$1.72
PLN6.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.85
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.56
|
$4.22
PLN16.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$3.59
PLN14.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.55
|
$2.85
PLN11.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$2.73
PLN10.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$6.32
PLN24.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.60
|
$29.45
PLN115.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,382.05
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,893.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
|
$7.94
PLN31.16
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.71
|
$14.69
PLN57.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,028.56
|
$591.18
PLN2,318.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,906.23
|
$480.23
PLN1,883.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.33
|
$189.71
PLN744.09
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,823.67
|
$301.71
PLN1,183.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,000.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,284.69
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.55
|
$3.18
PLN12.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.54
|
$4.63
PLN18.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.43
|
$31.65
PLN124.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.43
|
$6.64
PLN26.04
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.35
|
$76.35
PLN299.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
|
$37.00
PLN145.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.65
|
$81.47
PLN319.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.74
|
$91.91
PLN360.51
|
|
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