Cost of living comparison
Russia is 14.4% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Russia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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