Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.7% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Poland instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,902
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,578
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,018
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,963
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,314
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,763
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,437
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,910
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,816
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,919
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,439
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,804
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,334
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,518
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,321
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,598
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,505,671
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,154
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,007
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩582,457
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩456,588
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,465
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩533,866
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,096,716
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,041
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,768
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,605
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,614
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,571
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,516
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,874
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,755
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,492
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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