Cost of living comparison
Poland is 0.5% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Poland instead of Palau, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Palau
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$8.74
PLN33.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$7.35
PLN28.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$1.72
PLN6.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$1.39
PLN5.32
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.17
PLN4.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.22
PLN16.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$3.59
PLN13.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.85
PLN10.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.73
PLN10.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.43
PLN1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.70
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.75
PLN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.12
PLN4.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.35
PLN1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.51
PLN1.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.32
PLN24.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN112.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN116,113.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.94
PLN30.43
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$14.69
PLN56.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$591.18
PLN2,264.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$480.23
PLN1,839.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.71
PLN726.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$301.71
PLN1,155.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,716.79
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$3.18
PLN12.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.01
PLN11.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.63
PLN17.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$31.65
PLN121.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.64
PLN25.43
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Palau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$76.35
PLN292.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.00
PLN141.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$81.47
PLN312.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$91.91
PLN352.08
|
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