Cost of living comparison
Poland is 13.6% more expensive than Sao Paulo.
If you lived in Poland instead of Sao Paulo, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$8.74
PLN34.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$7.35
PLN28.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
R$6.66
|
$1.72
PLN6.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
R$4.47
|
$1.39
PLN5.47
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
R$9.64
|
$1.17
PLN4.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
R$27.37
|
$4.22
PLN16.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.60
|
$3.59
PLN14.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
R$14.08
|
$2.85
PLN11.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
R$9.73
|
$2.73
PLN10.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
R$5.82
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.51
|
$0.70
PLN2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.27
|
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$4.54
|
$1.12
PLN4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.30
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.19
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
R$21.57
|
$6.32
PLN24.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.74
R$255.71
|
$29.45
PLN116.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,395.46
R$122,739.61
|
$30,312.40
PLN119,401.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$7.94
PLN31.29
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.84
R$114.56
|
$14.69
PLN57.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$584.46
R$3,066.27
|
$591.18
PLN2,328.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.43
R$2,158.47
|
$480.23
PLN1,891.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.98
R$256.99
|
$189.71
PLN747.27
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.17
R$2,519.13
|
$301.71
PLN1,188.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,159.95
R$69,041.03
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,388.44
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
R$10.74
|
$3.18
PLN12.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
R$10.73
|
$3.01
PLN11.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
R$12.27
|
$4.63
PLN18.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.63
R$155.46
|
$31.65
PLN124.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$6.64
PLN26.15
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Sao Paulo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
R$290.19
|
$76.35
PLN300.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.49
R$275.40
|
$37.00
PLN145.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.36
R$458.30
|
$81.47
PLN320.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.84
R$403.10
|
$91.91
PLN362.05
|
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