Cost of living comparison
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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.34
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.63
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.16
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.57
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.72
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.28
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.19
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.88
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.73
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.52
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.17
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.50
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.57
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.17
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 79.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.58
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.02
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł78,632.93
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.09
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.42
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,907.68
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,616.78
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł590.36
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł908.06
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,754.35
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.29
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.73
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.41
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.09
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.36
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł256.91
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł120.53
|
$36.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł263.77
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł298.98
|
$109.59
|
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