Cost of living comparison
Poland is 16.9% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.0% more in Poland
- Groceries
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pay 4.9% more in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 21.2% more in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 71.6% more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.1% more in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% more in Poland
The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Poland are more expensive than in Romania.
If you lived in Poland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON41.10
|
$8.88
PLN36.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.38
|
$7.49
PLN30.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.24
|
$1.74
PLN7.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.86
|
$1.43
PLN5.83
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.17
|
$1.18
PLN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.20
|
$4.31
PLN17.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.21
|
$3.58
PLN14.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.58
|
$2.93
PLN11.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.96
|
$2.70
PLN10.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.27
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.15
|
$0.71
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.11
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.08
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.81
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.97
|
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON27.10
|
$6.07
PLN24.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.53
|
$28.33
PLN115.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,799.05
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,444.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.70
|
$7.74
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.56
|
$14.40
PLN58.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,747.42
|
$601.98
PLN2,447.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,281.26
|
$478.28
PLN1,944.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON515.50
|
$184.01
PLN748.26
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,947.53
|
$318.05
PLN1,293.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,172.66
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,443.66
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.67
|
$3.12
PLN12.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.58
|
$3.04
PLN12.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.44
|
$4.55
PLN18.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON179.58
|
$32.52
PLN132.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.71
|
$6.47
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Romania
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON276.90
|
$75.63
PLN307.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON167.57
|
$35.26
PLN143.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON334.93
|
$78.29
PLN318.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON386.66
|
$87.22
PLN354.68
|
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