Cost of living comparison
Poland is 86.7% more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.4 times more in Poland
- Groceries
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pay 47.5% more in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 79.1% more in Poland
- Housing
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pay 2.7 times more in Poland
- Childcare
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pay 16.5% more in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.3 times more in Poland
- Clothing
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pay 21.8% more in Poland
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Poland are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.45
|
$8.88
PLN36.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.96
|
$7.49
PLN30.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.14
|
$1.74
PLN7.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.30
|
$1.43
PLN5.81
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.51
|
$1.18
PLN4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.45
|
$4.31
PLN17.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.90
|
$3.58
PLN14.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.58
|
$2.93
PLN11.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.86
|
$2.70
PLN10.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.50
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.26
|
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.13
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.41
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.83
|
$0.49
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.67
|
$6.07
PLN24.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.45
|
$28.33
PLN114.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,082,007.57
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,111.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.24
|
$7.74
PLN31.39
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.41
|
$14.40
PLN58.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,383.22
|
$601.98
PLN2,441.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,808.92
|
$478.28
PLN1,939.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,364.42
|
$184.01
PLN746.23
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,317.43
|
$318.05
PLN1,289.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,802.13
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,377.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.23
|
$3.12
PLN12.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.78
|
$3.04
PLN12.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.17
|
$4.55
PLN18.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH853.65
|
$32.52
PLN131.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.53
|
$6.47
PLN26.23
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,926.96
|
$75.63
PLN306.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,315.22
|
$35.26
PLN142.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,094.27
|
$78.29
PLN317.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,389.38
|
$87.22
PLN353.72
|
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