Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.0% cheaper than Shanghai.
If you lived in Poland instead of Shanghai, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
CN¥4.02
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
CN¥2.47
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CN¥18.45
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.74
CN¥63.19
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.64
CN¥76.88
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
CN¥15.05
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
CN¥14.63
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
CN¥7.33
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CN¥5.65
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CN¥7.06
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CN¥5.31
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.98
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.69
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
CN¥33.77
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
CN¥256.64
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,104.11
CN¥152,513.06
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
CN¥41.02
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.41
CN¥118.58
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,073.48
CN¥7,757.71
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.80
CN¥4,211.73
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.89
CN¥360.56
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,376.73
CN¥9,949.21
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,523.40
CN¥184,449.97
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
CN¥9.47
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
CN¥28.95
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
CN¥26.30
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.30
CN¥500.78
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
CN¥63.11
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Shanghai
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.04
CN¥527.81
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.32
CN¥255.26
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.26
CN¥623.38
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.73
CN¥865.28
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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