Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. China
  4. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 18.2% more expensive than Poland.

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

pay 40.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.89
zł21.84
$3.40
CN¥23.06
-42.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.30
zł19.63
$5.44
CN¥36.89
+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
zł4.25
$0.52
CN¥3.51
-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.95
zł3.51
$0.32
CN¥2.20
-65.7%
Average -40.0%
Poland vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 55.5% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.92
zł3.40
$1.82
CN¥12.31
+97.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
zł12.02
$6.98
CN¥47.33
+115.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
zł9.57
$7.82
CN¥53.01
+202.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.18
zł8.09
$1.89
CN¥12.81
-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.99
zł7.39
$2.01
CN¥13.62
+0.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.43
zł1.60
$0.90
CN¥6.12
+108.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.54
zł2.00
$0.61
CN¥4.14
+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.63
zł2.35
$0.86
CN¥5.86
+36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.81
zł3.02
$0.62
CN¥4.22
-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.30
zł1.12
$0.42
CN¥2.88
+40.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.34
zł1.27
$0.45
CN¥3.07
+32.1%
Average +55.5%
Poland vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 20.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.11
zł18.93
$4.16
CN¥28.21
-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass $26.29
zł97.41
$17.84
CN¥120.98
-32.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,107.45
zł78,215.70
$22,106.75
CN¥149,936.81
+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.74
zł24.97
$4.39
CN¥29.79
-34.8%
Average -20.2%
Poland vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 27.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.49
zł53.69
$14.92
CN¥101.17
+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.73
zł1,744.33
$404.30
CN¥2,742.13
-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.92
zł1,337.44
$256.14
CN¥1,737.27
-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $137.26
zł508.63
$44.04
CN¥298.70
-67.9%
Average -27.0%
Poland vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.5 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.09
zł778.50
$443.85
CN¥3,010.34
+111.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,850.40
zł21,679.23
$16,577.11
CN¥112,432.56
+183.3%
Average +147.3%
Poland vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.98
zł7.35
$1.06
CN¥7.17
-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
zł8.46
$3.94
CN¥26.72
+72.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
zł16.76
$3.36
CN¥22.76
-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $26.40
zł97.81
$42.42
CN¥287.71
+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.58
zł24.39
$6.74
CN¥45.72
+2.4%
Average +12.6%
Poland vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 0.8% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.13
zł289.52
$66.87
CN¥453.56
-14.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.54
zł146.53
$38.65
CN¥262.17
-2.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.63
zł287.65
$95.94
CN¥650.72
+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $101.13
zł374.76
$90.79
CN¥615.77
-10.2%
Average -0.8%
Poland vs. China - Cost of clothing
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