Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.4% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Poland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$583.92
|
$6.88
zł27.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$413.82
|
$5.95
zł23.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$90.02
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$65.39
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$79.91
|
$0.94
zł3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$198.68
|
$3.34
zł13.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$158.97
|
$2.82
zł11.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$123.34
|
$2.49
zł9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$193.86
|
$2.20
zł8.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$42.55
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$54.63
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.85
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$47.01
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$31.47
|
$0.29
zł1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.85
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$279.28
|
$5.68
zł22.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,888.86
|
$23.91
zł95.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,442,033.61
|
$19,787.24
zł79,041.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$652.93
|
$6.31
zł25.22
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,492.14
|
$12.94
zł51.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$20,081.95
|
$480.05
zł1,917.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$15,129.04
|
$406.85
zł1,625.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,694.91
|
$148.56
zł593.42
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,300.45
|
$228.50
zł912.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$262,682.42
|
$4,467.72
zł17,846.52
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$142.17
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$150.77
|
$2.45
zł9.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$189.56
|
$4.13
zł16.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,963.72
|
$27.45
zł109.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$373.71
|
$5.63
zł22.48
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,621.80
|
$64.65
zł258.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,636.73
|
$30.33
zł121.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,234.30
|
$66.37
zł265.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,313.41
|
$75.24
zł300.53
|
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