Cost of living comparison
Poland is 7.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Poland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€9.96
|
$8.74
PLN34.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.60
|
$7.35
PLN28.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.53
|
$1.72
PLN6.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.08
|
$1.39
PLN5.46
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.38
|
$1.17
PLN4.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.95
|
$4.22
PLN16.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.47
|
$3.59
PLN14.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.62
|
$2.85
PLN11.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.96
|
$2.73
PLN10.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.12
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.58
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.31
|
$6.32
PLN24.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€34.76
|
$29.45
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,573.93
|
$30,312.40
PLN119,182.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€8.99
|
$7.94
PLN31.23
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.45
|
$14.69
PLN57.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€791.26
|
$591.18
PLN2,324.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€619.23
|
$480.23
PLN1,888.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€83.49
|
$189.71
PLN745.90
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€361.50
|
$301.71
PLN1,186.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,103.53
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,343.62
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.11
|
$3.18
PLN12.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.63
|
$3.01
PLN11.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.13
|
$4.63
PLN18.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€36.82
|
$31.65
PLN124.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.17
|
$6.64
PLN26.10
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€66.91
|
$76.35
PLN300.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.57
|
$37.00
PLN145.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€72.31
|
$81.47
PLN320.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€88.59
|
$91.91
PLN361.38
|
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