Cost of living comparison
Poland is 34.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Poland instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr131.19
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.16
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr53.25
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr59.28
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr83.77
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr978.85
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr75.68
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr41.37
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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