Cost of living comparison
Poland is 25.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Poland instead of Spain, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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