Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. Austria
  4. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
EUR

Austria is 86.2% more expensive than Poland.

If you lived in Austria instead of Poland, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.89
zł21.84
$13.49
€11.83
+128.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.30
zł19.63
$9.27
€8.13
+75.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
zł4.25
$3.24
€2.84
+182.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.95
zł3.51
$2.53
€2.22
+167.6%
Average +138.5%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.92
zł3.40
$2.33
€2.04
+153.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
zł12.02
$7.97
€6.99
+145.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
zł9.57
$5.04
€4.42
+95.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.18
zł8.09
$3.53
€3.10
+61.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.99
zł7.39
$5.90
€5.17
+195.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.43
zł1.60
$1.24
€1.09
+187.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.54
zł2.00
$0.92
€0.81
+71.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.63
zł2.35
$1.32
€1.15
+107.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.81
zł3.02
$1.41
€1.24
+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.30
zł1.12
$0.73
€0.64
+141.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.34
zł1.27
$0.72
€0.63
+111.0%
Average +122.1%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 88.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.11
zł18.93
$5.53
€4.85
+8.2%
Monthly public transit pass $26.29
zł97.41
$48.53
€42.56
+84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,107.45
zł78,215.70
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.74
zł24.97
$22.26
€19.52
+230.3%
Average +88.1%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 92.8% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.49
zł53.69
$39.47
€34.61
+172.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.73
zł1,744.33
$869.91
€762.83
+84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.92
zł1,337.44
$660.26
€578.98
+82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $137.26
zł508.63
$179.91
€157.76
+31.1%
Average +92.8%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 68.2% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.09
zł778.50
$325.56
€285.49
+55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,850.40
zł21,679.23
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
+81.3%
Average +68.2%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.98
zł7.35
$4.59
€4.03
+131.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
zł8.46
$3.58
€3.14
+56.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
zł16.76
$6.60
€5.79
+45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $26.40
zł97.81
$46.06
€40.39
+74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.58
zł24.39
$12.71
€11.15
+93.1%
Average +80.3%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 13.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.13
zł289.52
$97.81
€85.77
+25.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.54
zł146.53
$36.39
€31.91
-8.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.63
zł287.65
$89.52
€78.50
+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $101.13
zł374.76
$122.80
€107.69
+21.4%
Average +13.5%
Poland vs. Austria - Cost of clothing
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