Cost of living comparison
Poland is 38.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Poland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.92
|
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.78
|
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.73
|
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.95
|
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.98
|
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.65
|
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£78.39
|
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.69
|
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.49
|
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.29
|
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.16
|
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.29
|
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Poland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.19
|
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
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