Cost of living comparison
Rome is 43.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Rome instead of Poland, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$6.93
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$5.10
€4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$721.77
€673.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$516.83
€482.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$103.39
€96.45
|
|
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