Cost of living comparison
Poland is 35.2% cheaper than Newcastle.
If you lived in Poland instead of Newcastle, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
A$21.10
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
A$13.06
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.91
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
A$3.16
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
A$7.39
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
A$8.01
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$6.11
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
A$5.42
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.21
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
A$1.65
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.67
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.88
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.66
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
A$1.47
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
A$6.77
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$144.48
A$218.44
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$43,922.38
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.45
A$23.35
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.51
A$77.87
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,738.90
A$2,629.12
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.12
A$1,794.87
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$223.55
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$930.42
A$1,406.75
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$24,159.74
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$10.37
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$5.04
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$31.90
A$48.23
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.85
A$72.35
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
A$18.34
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Newcastle
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.94
A$111.79
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.18
A$72.85
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.02
A$152.73
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.10
A$110.53
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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