Poland is 42.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.

If you lived in Poland instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 33.5% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.45
£13.65
$6.38
zł29.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.12
£5.91
$5.78
zł27.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
£1.42
$1.14
zł5.38

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
£0.99
$0.82
zł3.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.41
£2.83
$2.88
zł13.54
Milk (1 gallon) $4.30
£3.57
$2.27
zł10.68

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
£5.95
$5.25
zł24.64
Monthly public transit pass $92.01
£76.36
$22.05
zł103.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,219.88
£20,098.72
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32

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pay 46.3% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.70
£31.29
$12.51
zł58.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,003.85
£833.04
$413.49
zł1,941.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.91
£667.95
$362.60
zł1,702.77

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pay 72.6% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,113.22
£923.80
$215.19
zł1,010.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,982.03
£13,262.59
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95

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pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.58
£3.80
$2.07
zł9.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
£2.81
$2.29
zł10.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
£11.57
$3.91
zł18.38

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Poland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.73
£59.53
$62.88
zł295.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.82
£30.56
$30.43
zł142.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.65
£63.61
$61.46
zł288.59

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