Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Slovakia
  3. Poland
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
PLN

Slovakia is 21.9% cheaper than Poland.

If you lived in Poland instead of Slovakia, you would:
local_dining

pay 16.6% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.48
€4.80
$5.09
zł18.87
-7.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.91
€5.18
$4.63
zł17.15
-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
€1.21
$1.00
zł3.71
-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.06
€0.93
$0.81
zł2.99
-24.0%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 30.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.92
€0.81
$0.74
zł2.74
-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
€3.70
$2.92
zł10.82
-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.99
€2.62
$2.36
zł8.76
-20.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.35
€2.06
$1.94
zł7.20
-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.56
€2.25
$1.81
zł6.72
-29.3%
Apples (1 lb) $0.83
€0.73
$0.36
zł1.32
-57.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.73
€0.64
$0.50
zł1.84
-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.71
€0.62
$0.53
zł1.97
-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.02
€0.89
$0.65
zł2.39
-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40
€0.35
$0.23
zł0.87
-41.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.31
€0.27
$0.25
zł0.94
-17.8%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 9.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.71
€5.00
$4.83
zł17.90
-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass $25.13
€22.04
$23.83
zł88.30
-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,862.06
€14,786.36
$18,406.26
zł68,206.19
+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.51
€8.34
$6.13
zł22.73
-35.5%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 16.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $15.64
€13.71
$13.38
zł49.57
-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.51
€393.30
$376.97
zł1,396.88
-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $346.17
€303.56
$287.66
zł1,065.95
-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $146.09
€128.11
$124.51
zł461.40
-14.8%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 81.4% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $318.04
€278.89
$202.69
zł751.09
-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,657.82
€5,838.25
$12,448.24
zł46,128.16
+87.0%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.45
€1.27
$1.81
zł6.71
+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.87
€1.64
$1.98
zł7.34
+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.20
€3.68
$4.12
zł15.27
-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.30
€27.45
$25.00
zł92.63
-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.57
€5.76
$6.36
zł23.58
-3.2%
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store

pay 4.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $65.18
€57.15
$68.72
zł254.64
+5.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.77
€25.23
$34.28
zł127.03
+19.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $66.44
€58.26
$70.87
zł262.63
+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $76.71
€67.27
$73.10
zł270.88
-4.7%
Slovakia vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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