Cost of living comparison
Poland is 41.5% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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