Cost of living comparison
Poland is 44.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Praia, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Praia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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