Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Poland, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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