Cost of living comparison
Poland is 23.4% cheaper than Naperville.
If you lived in Poland instead of Naperville, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
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Naperville
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,775.00
|
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.49
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.00
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,136.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.92
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.50
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
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pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Naperville
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.67
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.50
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$91.91
PLN369.97
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