Cost of living comparison
Poland is 6.9% more expensive than Valparaiso.
If you lived in Poland instead of Valparaiso, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.20
CLF0.2800
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
CLF0.1600
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CLF0.0200
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.67
CLF1.8500
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,280.24
CLF516.3700
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$437.36
CLF14.7800
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$382.69
CLF12.9300
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.95
CLF3.6800
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,466.99
CLF184.7500
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
CLF0.1000
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1700
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.05
CLF0.8100
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Valparaiso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.11
CLF1.6300
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.87
CLF2.1200
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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