Cost of living comparison
Germany is 84.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Germany instead of Poland, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$113.48
€106.43
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