Cost of living comparison
Poland is 5.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Poland instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$200.63
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.03
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.03
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.67
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$52.32
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$110.78
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$125.49
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$49.50
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$82.14
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.29
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.98
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.34
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.17
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.86
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.22
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$108.47
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$427.94
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$436,663.42
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$106.22
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$556.27
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,054.26
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,800.32
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$824.80
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,116.36
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$199,687.52
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.01
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$69.97
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$88.51
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,210.03
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$118.02
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,330.97
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$894.77
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,199.16
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,110.56
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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