Cost of living comparison
Poland is 51.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Poland instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
|
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