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
zł28.85
|
$12.84
€11.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.93
|
$9.44
€8.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.44
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.82
|
$2.37
€2.21
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.93
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł14.01
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.81
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.42
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł9.21
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.60
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.29
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.64
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.82
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.23
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.56
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł23.83
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł100.25
|
$73.47
€68.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł82,963.82
|
$27,050.12
€25,248.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł26.47
|
$21.90
€20.45
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł54.25
|
$37.93
€35.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł2,012.75
|
$759.74
€709.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,705.83
|
$577.93
€539.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł622.88
|
$202.18
€188.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł958.07
|
$325.78
€304.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,732.21
|
$11,890.74
€11,098.82
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.80
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł10.27
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł17.32
|
$8.03
€7.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł115.10
|
$34.77
€32.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł23.59
|
$12.08
€11.27
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł271.06
|
$80.79
€75.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł127.17
|
$39.60
€36.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł278.30
|
$88.39
€82.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł315.45
|
$113.48
€105.92
|
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