Cost of living comparison
Poland is 11.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Poland instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$195.49
|
$8.74
PLN34.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$164.29
|
$7.35
PLN28.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$26.07
|
$1.72
PLN6.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$19.67
|
$1.39
PLN5.46
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$51.66
|
$1.17
PLN4.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$80.49
|
$4.22
PLN16.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$113.39
|
$3.59
PLN14.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$51.73
|
$2.85
PLN11.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$67.29
|
$2.73
PLN10.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$25.42
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.20
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.19
|
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$14.93
|
$1.12
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$17.44
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$14.96
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$102.76
|
$6.32
PLN24.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$558.09
|
$29.45
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$439,323.36
|
$30,312.40
PLN119,182.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$335.41
|
$7.94
PLN31.23
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$638.63
|
$14.69
PLN57.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,566.09
|
$591.18
PLN2,324.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,190.48
|
$480.23
PLN1,888.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,059.60
|
$189.71
PLN745.90
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,445.12
|
$301.71
PLN1,186.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$93,002.66
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,343.62
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$49.60
|
$3.18
PLN12.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$64.71
|
$3.01
PLN11.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$83.68
|
$4.63
PLN18.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$749.59
|
$31.65
PLN124.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$100.70
|
$6.64
PLN26.10
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,055.77
|
$76.35
PLN300.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$822.30
|
$37.00
PLN145.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,853.69
|
$81.47
PLN320.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,753.68
|
$91.91
PLN361.38
|
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