Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
|
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