Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Poland, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.19
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.50
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.13
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.54
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.70
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.20
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.13
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.82
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.68
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.51
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.16
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.48
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.54
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.16
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.47
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.46
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł94.49
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł78,196.03
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł24.95
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.14
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,897.08
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,607.79
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł587.08
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł903.01
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,655.70
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.24
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.68
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.32
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł108.48
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.24
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
Poland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł255.49
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł119.86
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł262.30
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł297.32
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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