Cost of living comparison
London is 3.0 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in London instead of Poland, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN35.81
|
$25.83
£20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.23
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.02
|
$2.46
£1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.78
|
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.78
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.38
|
$5.65
£4.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.45
|
$6.31
£4.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.81
|
$4.45
£3.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.87
|
$4.26
£3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.73
|
$1.56
£1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.88
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.05
|
$1.44
£1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.38
|
$1.79
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.69
£0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.97
|
$0.70
£0.54
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.49
|
$7.39
£5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN114.30
|
$258.31
£199.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN121,482.01
|
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.22
|
$35.26
£27.30
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.11
|
$41.63
£32.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,428.59
|
$2,834.46
£2,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,929.53
|
$2,063.73
£1,597.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN742.38
|
$263.90
£204.30
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,283.12
|
$2,333.60
£1,806.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,251.61
|
$27,892.30
£21,592.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.59
|
$8.27
£6.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.28
|
$4.80
£3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.34
|
$19.76
£15.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN131.21
|
$65.66
£50.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.10
|
$16.14
£12.50
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Poland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN305.12
|
$96.94
£75.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN142.24
|
$50.55
£39.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN315.86
|
$114.87
£88.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN351.89
|
$135.36
£104.79
|
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