United States is 2.4 times more expensive than Poland.

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

pay 86.8% more for restaurants

 
Poland
United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.88
zł27.51
$18.15
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
zł23.78
$9.28
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
zł5.19
$2.24
 

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Poland
United States
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
zł3.75
$3.17
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.34
zł13.36
$5.93
 
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
zł11.26
$3.83
 

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pay 79.9% more for transportation

 
Poland
United States
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
zł22.72
$3.72
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.91
zł95.59
$63.08
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,787.24
zł79,107.07
$25,096.27
 

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Poland
United States
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.94
zł51.73
$70.73
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $480.05
zł1,919.18
$1,528.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $406.85
zł1,626.53
$1,282.97
 

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
Poland
United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $228.50
zł913.53
$1,137.97
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,467.72
zł17,861.41
$15,943.15
 

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pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
zł9.34
$5.19
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
zł9.79
$4.51
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.13
zł16.51
$8.57
 

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

 
Poland
United States
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.65
zł258.46
$45.40
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.33
zł121.26
$36.73
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.37
zł265.36
$79.51
 

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