Cost of living comparison
Poland is 26.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Poland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.69
$510.86
|
$6.38
zł29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
$377.73
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
$77.83
|
$1.14
zł5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
$54.05
|
$0.99
zł4.65
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
$69.64
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
$187.83
|
$2.88
zł13.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
$148.26
|
$2.27
zł10.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
$104.77
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
$160.21
|
$1.81
zł8.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
$40.27
|
$0.37
zł1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
$45.55
|
$0.48
zł2.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
$28.61
|
$0.56
zł2.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
$47.91
|
$1.14
zł5.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$29.10
|
$0.26
zł1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
$24.01
|
$0.31
zł1.47
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
$259.84
|
$5.25
zł24.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
$1,890.20
|
$22.05
zł103.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,361.92
$1,382,988.80
|
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.66
$549.94
|
$6.00
zł28.17
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.18
$1,657.55
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.28
$18,444.58
|
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.89
$14,001.81
|
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.11
$3,988.98
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.69
$10,089.55
|
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,511.93
$181,594.96
|
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
$133.85
|
$2.07
zł9.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
$132.61
|
$2.29
zł10.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
$181.87
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
$1,739.49
|
$27.21
zł127.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.09
$325.68
|
$5.55
zł26.07
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.05
$3,503.50
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.11
$1,936.17
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.23
$3,913.21
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
$3,892.78
|
$73.40
zł344.67
|
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