Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.1% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Poland instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
|
$8.88
PLN36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.40
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
|
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$2.70
PLN10.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$6.07
PLN24.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
$28.33
PLN115.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,676.82
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,305.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
|
$7.74
PLN31.44
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
|
$14.40
PLN58.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,510.93
|
$601.98
PLN2,445.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,398.21
|
$478.28
PLN1,942.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.70
|
$184.01
PLN747.41
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,335.89
|
$318.05
PLN1,291.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,679.50
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,415.97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
|
$3.12
PLN12.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.37
|
$4.55
PLN18.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.76
|
$32.52
PLN132.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.57
|
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.07
|
$75.63
PLN307.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
|
$35.26
PLN143.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.11
|
$78.29
PLN318.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
|
$87.22
PLN354.28
|
|
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