Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 71.1% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 69.7% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 88.2% more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.2% more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in United Kingdom

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 55.2% more for restaurants

	Poland	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN39.54	$21.32 £15.91	+112.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.88	$10.25 £7.65	+23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN8.12	$2.54 £1.90	+23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.66	$1.79 £1.34	+6.3%
Average			+55.2%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Poland	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.99	$1.67 £1.25	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN17.14	$4.62 £3.45	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.80	$6.01 £4.49	+60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN13.10	$3.96 £2.96	+19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.21	$3.93 £2.94	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN2.02	$1.32 £0.99	+158.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.83	$0.73 £0.54	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.21 £0.90	+56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.83	$1.51 £1.13	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.51	$0.76 £0.57	+99.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.79	$0.72 £0.54	+58.5%
Average			+45.0%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.7% more for transportation

	Poland	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN24.28	$7.59 £5.66	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN121.76	$99.20 £74.05	+221.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN120K	$37,629.43 £28,087.96	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN34.12	$23.43 £17.49	+171.0%
Average			+69.7%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.2% more for housing

	Poland	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN66.60	$41.42 £30.92	+145.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,506.82	$1,299.59 £970.06	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,076.19	$1,069.01 £797.95	+103.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN843.92	$239.96 £179.11	+12.2%
Average			+88.2%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Poland	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,481.16	$1,589.10 £1,186.16	+323.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,981.87	$23,025.39 £17,186.98	+213.6%
Average			+264.4%

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pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.57	$6.50 £4.85	+89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.34	$4.66 £3.48	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.70	$22.34 £16.68	+325.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN143.01	$49.72 £37.11	+37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.49	$14.11 £10.53	+95.4%
Average			+79.2%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Poland	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN319.82	$85.37 £63.72	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN144.67	$44.93 £33.54	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN339.18	$95.35 £71.17	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN375.87	$98.21 £73.30	+3.1%
Average			+10.3%

Poland vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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