Cost of living comparison
New York is 4.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in New York instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$2.14
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$9.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$4.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$7.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$4.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$129.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$19.41
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$70.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$3,884.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$2,414.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$128.71
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$2,408.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$40,818.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$106.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$65.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$56.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$94.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$153.65
|
|
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