Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 76.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Poland, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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