Cost of Living Comparison

PLN

COMPARED TO

USD

United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Poland.

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

pay 92.6% more for restaurants

	Poland	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 zł19.75	$14.02	+163.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.05 zł18.73	$7.68	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 zł3.86	$1.89	+81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 zł3.25	$1.53	+73.8%
Average			+92.6%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Poland	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 zł3.04	$2.69	+227.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 zł11.23	$5.53	+82.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.44 zł9.04	$3.20	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 zł7.40	$2.34	+17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 zł7.07	$4.12	+115.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.38 zł1.43	$2.11	+447.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 zł1.90	$0.77	+49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 zł2.14	$1.93	+234.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 zł2.75	$1.97	+165.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 zł1.09	$1.30	+340.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 zł1.23	$1.29	+286.6%
Average			+181.6%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.3% more for transportation

	Poland	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 zł18.30	$2.62	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.23 zł89.78	$63.87	+163.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,252.35 zł75,047.04	$23,180.29	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.41 zł23.76	$17.33	+170.3%
Average			+75.3%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Poland	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.83 zł51.25	$67.35	+386.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.90 zł1,578.21	$1,222.86	+187.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.38 zł1,242.79	$1,029.07	+206.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.12 zł485.86	$127.79	-2.5%
Average			+194.6%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Poland	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.96 zł733.57	$886.13	+347.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,708.80 zł21,154.52	$15,193.33	+166.1%
Average			+256.9%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 zł6.65	$4.50	+150.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 zł7.75	$4.17	+99.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 zł15.84	$7.76	+81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 zł92.70	$39.15	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.23 zł23.07	$11.52	+85.1%
Average			+94.6%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Poland	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.59 zł268.97	$43.40	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.76 zł136.22	$36.02	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.55 zł261.45	$75.12	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.71 zł321.33	$95.18	+9.8%
Average			-6.5%

Poland vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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