Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 2.0 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$21.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$9.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$5.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$2.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$45.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$24,299.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$15.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$66.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$1,120.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$959.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$125.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$613.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$9,660.00
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$7.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$33.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$11.54
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$43.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$41.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$83.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$97.50
|
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