Cost of living comparison
Germany is 50.2% more expensive than Sopot.
If you lived in Germany instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
Sopot
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN34.83
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN27.86
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.01
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.63
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.66
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.12
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.88
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.10
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.50
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.43
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.86
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.88
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.50
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.26
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.11
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN118.42
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN115,437.62
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.05
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.17
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,648.89
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,139.58
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN819.08
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,298.67
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN26,869.10
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN14.93
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.31
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.41
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN111.95
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN24.88
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Sopot
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN303.48
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN139.32
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN283.88
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN317.50
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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