Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.9 times more expensive than Sopot.
If you lived in Washington instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN35.02
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN28.01
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.06
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.67
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.69
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.21
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.96
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.17
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.56
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.44
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.87
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.90
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.51
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.27
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.24
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN119.06
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN116,053.95
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.21
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.53
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,668.37
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,151.00
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN823.46
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,305.61
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN27,012.56
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.01
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.39
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.51
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN112.55
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN25.01
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
Sopot
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN305.10
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN140.07
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN285.40
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN319.20
|
$173.48
|
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