Cost of living comparison
Austria is 86.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Austria instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
zł21.84
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
zł19.63
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.25
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
zł3.51
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
zł3.40
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
zł12.02
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
zł9.57
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
zł8.09
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
zł7.39
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
zł1.60
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
zł2.00
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.35
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
zł3.02
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
zł1.12
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
zł1.27
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
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pay 88.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.11
zł18.93
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.29
zł97.41
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,107.45
zł78,215.70
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.74
zł24.97
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.49
zł53.69
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.73
zł1,744.33
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.92
zł1,337.44
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.26
zł508.63
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.09
zł778.50
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,850.40
zł21,679.23
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
zł7.35
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
zł8.46
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
zł16.76
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.40
zł97.81
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
zł24.39
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.13
zł289.52
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.54
zł146.53
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.63
zł287.65
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.13
zł374.76
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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