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Alice Springs vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Alice Springs is 62.8% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Alice Springs
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Alice Springs
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in Alice Springs
Housing: pay 68.1% more in Alice Springs
Childcare: pay 98.2% more in Alice Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.8% more in Alice Springs
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Alice Springs

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Alice Springs are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Alice Springs.

Alice Springs vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alice Springs instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Poland	Alice Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN36.81	$13.08 A$19.67	+28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.39	$9.81 A$14.75	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.22	$2.55 A$3.84	+27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.94	$2.53 A$3.81	+54.0%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Poland	Alice Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.71	$2.19 A$3.29	+67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.45	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.33	$5.39 A$8.10	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.82	$4.67 A$7.02	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.65	$5.74 A$8.62	+94.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.84	$1.61 A$2.42	+215.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$1.93 A$2.90	+155.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$1.87 A$2.81	+124.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.60	$3.26 A$4.91	+155.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.49	$1.48 A$2.23	+258.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$1.11 A$1.67	+117.8%
Average			+126.9%

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Poland	Alice Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.48	$4.90 A$7.36	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN117.78	$56.88 A$85.52	+74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN120,827.05	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.04	$14.04 A$21.10	+57.9%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 68.1% more for housing

	Poland	Alice Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN58.83	$66.07 A$99.33	+304.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,379.51	$619.28 A$930.97	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,949.30	$567.50 A$853.12	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN787.78	$150.08 A$225.61	-31.3%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 98.2% more for childcare

	Poland	Alice Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,341.72	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	+259.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,096.61	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	-63.2%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Alice Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.59	$6.05 A$9.10	+73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.48	$3.68 A$5.53	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.86	$17.66 A$26.55	+237.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN133.39	$66.51 A$99.98	+79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.65	$13.08 A$19.67	+77.0%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Poland	Alice Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN316.31	$71.96 A$108.18	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN136.40	$11.45 A$17.21	-69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN320.64	$141.74 A$213.08	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN356.14	$111.21 A$167.18	+12.6%
Average			-3.9%

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