Cost of living comparison
Albany is 2.3 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Albany instead of Poland, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.42
|
$14.95
A$22.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.96
|
$7.98
A$11.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.77
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.47
|
$1.66
A$2.49
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.60
|
$1.47
A$2.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.13
|
$4.91
A$7.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.24
|
$3.99
A$5.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.75
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
$1.49
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.75
|
$1.19
A$1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.42
|
$1.81
A$2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
$1.21
A$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.75
A$1.13
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.89
|
$4.78
A$7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN119,401.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.29
|
?? | |
pay 42.6% more for housing
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.87
|
$36.22
A$54.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,328.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,891.63
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN747.27
|
$73.42
A$110.20
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,188.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,388.44
|
$36,108.41
A$54,200.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.52
|
$7.64
A$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.84
|
$3.99
A$5.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.24
|
$21.27
A$31.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.66
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.15
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Poland
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN300.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN145.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN320.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN362.05
|
?? |
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