Cost of living comparison
London is 2.9 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in London instead of Poland, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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