Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 94.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Poland, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 97.4% more for housing
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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