Cost of living comparison
Newcastle is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Newcastle instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.97
|
$13.96
A$21.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.42
|
$8.64
A$13.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.88
|
$2.58
A$3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.56
|
$2.09
A$3.17
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.67
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.89
|
$4.88
A$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.36
|
$5.30
A$8.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.42
|
$4.04
A$6.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.92
|
$3.59
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.46
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$1.09
A$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.99
|
$1.11
A$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.49
|
$1.91
A$2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$1.10
A$1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.03
|
$0.97
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.29
|
$4.47
A$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.87
|
$144.48
A$219.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,316.44
|
$29,050.15
A$44,088.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.79
|
$15.45
A$23.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.80
|
$51.51
A$78.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,366.02
|
$1,738.90
A$2,639.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,921.97
|
$1,187.12
A$1,801.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN759.26
|
$147.85
A$224.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,207.49
|
$930.42
A$1,412.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,779.59
|
$15,979.19
A$24,251.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.72
|
$6.86
A$10.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.03
|
$3.33
A$5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.53
|
$31.90
A$48.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.66
|
$47.85
A$72.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.57
|
$12.13
A$18.41
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Newcastle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.57
|
$73.94
A$112.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.09
|
$48.18
A$73.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN326.04
|
$101.02
A$153.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.86
|
$73.10
A$110.95
|
|
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