Cost of living comparison
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Michigan vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary
Michigan is 58.0% more expensive than Poland overall.
Michigan vs. Poland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Michigan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.02
PLN38.91
|
$18.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
PLN32.36
|
$10.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN7.99
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.55
|
$1.92
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of restaurants
pay 95.0% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
PLN4.91
|
$3.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
PLN16.87
|
$6.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PLN14.56
|
$3.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
PLN12.89
|
$3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
PLN11.04
|
$5.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$2.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
PLN2.79
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
PLN3.00
|
$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
PLN4.76
|
$2.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.49
|
$1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.76
|
$1.49
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of groceries
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
PLN23.90
|
$3.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.85
PLN119.83
|
$54.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,440.20
PLN118K
|
$34,818.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
PLN33.58
|
$20.75
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of transportation
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.87
PLN65.54
|
$61.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$635.08
PLN2,467.09
|
$1,272.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.98
PLN2,043.28
|
$1,015.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.80
PLN830.55
|
$136.71
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of housing
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.24
PLN1,457.68
|
$1,330.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,342.23
PLN28,522.48
|
$19,812.04
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of childcare
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
PLN13.36
|
$5.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
PLN13.13
|
$5.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
PLN20.38
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
PLN140.74
|
$43.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.22
PLN28.04
|
$11.42
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Michigan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.02
PLN314.75
|
$53.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.65
PLN142.38
|
$39.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.93
PLN333.81
|
$83.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.22
PLN369.91
|
$97.15
|
|
Poland vs. Michigan - Cost of clothing
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