Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.5 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Poland, you would:
pay 92.8% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$9.97
A$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$2.84
A$4.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$2.60
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$5.54
A$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$6.63
A$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$4.55
A$6.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$4.00
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$1.29
A$1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$2.65
A$3.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$1.19
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$5.17
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$113.84
A$169.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$29,523.01
A$44,005.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$17.81
A$26.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$69.35
A$103.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$1,797.26
A$2,678.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$1,415.42
A$2,109.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$191.07
A$284.79
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$1,814.59
A$2,704.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$14,626.48
A$21,801.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$7.31
A$10.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$3.74
A$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$67.03
A$99.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$14.95
A$22.29
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$92.73
A$138.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$83.64
A$124.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$129.37
A$192.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$172.79
A$257.56
|
|
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