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Poznan vs. Reston Cost of Living Summary

Poznan vs. Reston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poznan instead of Reston, you would:

pay 41.8% less for restaurants

 
Reston
Poznan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $28.00
 
$11.51
PLN45.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$8.95
PLN35.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.91
 
$1.71
PLN6.75

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pay 58.7% less for groceries

 
Reston
Poznan
Bread
1 loaf
$4.23
 
$1.23
PLN4.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.53
 
$4.42
PLN17.43
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
 
$3.51
PLN13.86

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

 
Reston
Poznan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.63
 
$6.23
PLN24.59
Monthly public transit pass $130.00
 
$30.68
PLN121.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$30,576.90
PLN121K

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pay 57.0% less for housing

 
Reston
Poznan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.80
 
$18.79
PLN74.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,333.33
 
$783.66
PLN3,093.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,566.67
 
$595.74
PLN2,351.54

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

 
Reston
Poznan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,175.00
 
$482.60
PLN1,904.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $41,506.00
 
$7,517.02
PLN29,671.82

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reston
Poznan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$3.07
PLN12.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.15
 
$3.44
PLN13.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
 
$5.62
PLN22.20

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

 
Reston
Poznan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.00
 
$78.28
PLN308.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.11
 
$37.41
PLN147.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.50
 
$86.41
PLN341.07

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