Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. United States
  4. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.

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

pay 78.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.89
zł21.84
$14.25 +141.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.30
zł19.63
$7.75 +46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
zł4.25
$1.90 +65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.95
zł3.51
$1.53 +61.9%
Average +78.9%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.6 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.92
zł3.40
$2.71 +195.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
zł12.02
$5.56 +71.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
zł9.57
$3.22 +24.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.18
zł8.09
$2.30 +5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.99
zł7.39
$4.18 +109.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.43
zł1.60
$2.07 +380.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.54
zł2.00
$0.75 +39.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.63
zł2.35
$1.88 +195.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.81
zł3.02
$1.94 +138.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.30
zł1.12
$1.24 +310.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.34
zł1.27
$1.25 +263.7%
Average +157.6%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 62.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.11
zł18.93
$2.62 -48.8%
Monthly public transit pass $26.29
zł97.41
$63.05 +139.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,107.45
zł78,215.70
$23,189.08 +9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.74
zł24.97
$16.83 +149.7%
Average +62.7%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.49
zł53.69
$67.11 +363.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $470.73
zł1,744.33
$1,225.46 +160.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.92
zł1,337.44
$1,034.80 +186.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $137.26
zł508.63
$128.68 -6.2%
Average +176.0%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.4 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.09
zł778.50
$891.12 +324.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,850.40
zł21,679.23
$15,195.09 +159.7%
Average +241.9%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.98
zł7.35
$4.52 +127.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
zł8.46
$4.18 +83.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
zł16.76
$7.90 +74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $26.40
zł97.81
$39.67 +50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.58
zł24.39
$11.58 +75.9%
Average +82.4%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 16.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.13
zł289.52
$43.02 -44.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.54
zł146.53
$35.26 -10.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.63
zł287.65
$75.54 -2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $101.13
zł374.76
$95.31 -5.8%
Average -16.1%
Poland vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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