Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.0 times more expensive than Sopot.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Sopot
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
PLN30.46
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
PLN21.09
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.93
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
PLN5.87
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
PLN4.26
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
PLN15.97
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
PLN12.30
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
PLN10.12
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
PLN10.57
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
PLN1.62
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
PLN2.13
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
PLN2.36
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
PLN5.74
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
PLN1.28
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
PLN25.31
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.32
PLN93.74
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,267.39
PLN89,520.14
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.09
PLN28.50
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.29
PLN53.43
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.28
PLN2,155.98
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.93
PLN1,656.04
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.87
PLN703.04
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$289.44
PLN1,163.63
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.62
PLN20,352.94
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.80
PLN11.25
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
PLN11.22
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
PLN17.34
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.81
PLN107.80
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Sopot
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
PLN271.17
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.11
PLN104.99
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.98
PLN241.14
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.86
PLN292.93
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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