Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 29.9% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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