Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.4% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Poland instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
|
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