Cost of living comparison
Poland is 28.1% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD699
|
$8.74
PLN33.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD745
|
$7.35
PLN28.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD145
|
$1.72
PLN6.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD109
|
$1.39
PLN5.32
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD70
|
$1.17
PLN4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD343
|
$4.22
PLN16.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD480
|
$3.59
PLN13.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD235
|
$2.85
PLN10.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD290
|
$2.73
PLN10.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD46
|
$0.43
PLN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$0.70
PLN2.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$0.75
PLN2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD83
|
$1.12
PLN4.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$0.35
PLN1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD36
|
$0.51
PLN1.94
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD666
|
$6.32
PLN24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,790
|
$29.45
PLN112.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,796,282
|
$30,312.40
PLN116,113.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD710
|
$7.94
PLN30.43
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,284
|
$14.69
PLN56.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,310
|
$591.18
PLN2,264.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD21,824
|
$480.23
PLN1,839.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,649
|
$189.71
PLN726.69
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,055
|
$301.71
PLN1,155.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD618,767
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,716.79
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD206
|
$3.18
PLN12.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD162
|
$3.01
PLN11.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD377
|
$4.63
PLN17.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,520
|
$31.65
PLN121.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD473
|
$6.64
PLN25.43
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,693
|
$76.35
PLN292.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,667
|
$37.00
PLN141.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,229
|
$81.47
PLN312.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD9,957
|
$91.91
PLN352.08
|
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