Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.6% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 58.4% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 49.2% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 24.5% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 58.8% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.6% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 10.5% more in Italy
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Italy are more expensive than in Poland.
If you lived in Italy instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.84
|
$16.15
€15.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.09
|
$10.06
€9.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.22
|
$2.55
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.95
|
$1.22
€1.19
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.92
|
$2.04
€1.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.87
|
$6.83
€6.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.87
|
$5.53
€5.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.15
|
$3.41
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.18
|
$5.05
€4.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.78
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.97
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.14
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.51
|
$1.31
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.52
|
$0.76
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.19
|
$7.22
€7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.56
|
$38.81
€37.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN124,944.52
|
$28,223.13
€27,481.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.11
|
$19.13
€18.63
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.77
|
$28.87
€28.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,497.81
|
$656.19
€638.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,984.53
|
$511.91
€498.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN763.54
|
$150.39
€146.44
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,319.69
|
$508.72
€495.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,942.84
|
$9,465.55
€9,216.70
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.95
|
$5.01
€4.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.63
|
$1.69
€1.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.87
|
$6.20
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN134.95
|
$52.12
€50.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.84
|
$9.39
€9.14
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN313.82
|
$78.41
€76.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.29
|
$33.87
€32.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN324.87
|
$86.07
€83.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN361.92
|
$115.43
€112.40
|
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