Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Poland
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
PLN

Poland is 34.1% cheaper than United States.

If you lived in Poland instead of United States, you would:
local_dining

pay 42.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.25 $5.89
zł21.84
-58.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.75 $5.30
zł19.63
-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.90 $1.15
zł4.25
-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.53 $0.95
zł3.51
-38.2%
Average -42.0%
United States vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 51.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.71 $0.92
zł3.40
-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.56 $3.24
zł12.02
-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.22 $2.58
zł9.57
-19.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.30 $2.18
zł8.09
-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.18 $1.99
zł7.39
-52.2%
Apples (1 lb) $2.07 $0.43
zł1.60
-79.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75 $0.54
zł2.00
-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.88 $0.63
zł2.35
-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.94 $0.81
zł3.02
-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.24 $0.30
zł1.12
-75.6%
Onions (1 lb) $1.25 $0.34
zł1.27
-72.5%
Average -51.3%
United States vs. Poland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 8.0% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.62 $5.11
zł18.93
+95.2%
Monthly public transit pass $63.05 $26.29
zł97.41
-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,189.08 $21,107.45
zł78,215.70
-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.83 $6.74
zł24.97
-59.9%
Average -8.0%
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home

pay 49.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.11 $14.49
zł53.69
-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,225.46 $470.73
zł1,744.33
-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,034.80 $360.92
zł1,337.44
-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $128.68 $137.26
zł508.63
+6.7%
Average -49.6%
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child_care

pay 69.0% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $891.12 $210.09
zł778.50
-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,195.09 $5,850.40
zł21,679.23
-61.5%
Average -69.0%
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pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.52 $1.98
zł7.35
-56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.18 $2.28
zł8.46
-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.90 $4.52
zł16.76
-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $39.67 $26.40
zł97.81
-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.58 $6.58
zł24.39
-43.1%
Average -44.2%
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store

pay 25.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.02 $78.13
zł289.52
+81.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.26 $39.54
zł146.53
+12.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.54 $77.63
zł287.65
+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $95.31 $101.13
zł374.76
+6.1%
Average +25.7%
United States vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2021
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