Cost of living comparison
Poland is 53.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Poland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY213.73
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.11
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.91
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 67.8% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY121.92
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.02
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.97
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.52
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.81
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.20
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,787.37
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.81
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.47
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,698.05
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,332.52
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.05
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,528.39
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,627.44
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.43
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.98
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.67
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,125.95
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.43
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.56
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.17
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,741.70
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,517.79
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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