Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 84.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Poland, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.25
|
$14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.66
|
$10.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.93
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$1.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.71
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN17.02
|
$5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.47
|
$3.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.51
|
$3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN11.01
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.73
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.52
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.42
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.49
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.82
|
$47.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,290.84
|
$31,897.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN32.05
|
$16.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.27
|
$61.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,385.03
|
$1,094.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,937.41
|
$976.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN765.36
|
$171.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,217.19
|
$737.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,978.62
|
$22,505.12
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.82
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.13
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.68
|
$8.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.67
|
$55.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.78
|
$12.22
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN308.03
|
$46.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN149.28
|
$37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.66
|
$83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.81
|
$101.45
|
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