Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.7% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Poland instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$30.14
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.07
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.68
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.39
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.10
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.52
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.16
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.65
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.24
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.27
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.63
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.05
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.28
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.94
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.48
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.55
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$112.28
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$35,168.85
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.68
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$60.29
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,373.26
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,272.78
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$179.29
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,788.59
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.55
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.82
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$50.24
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$63.30
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$20.10
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$96.13
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$80.39
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$110.20
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$184.22
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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