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Poland vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 40.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Poland
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Poland
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Poland
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% less in Poland
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Poland

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Poland.

Poland vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.39	$8.88 PLN33.95	-40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.24	$7.49 PLN28.66	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.38	$1.74 PLN6.65	-32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.66	$1.43 PLN5.48	-33.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.34	$1.18 PLN4.53	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.06	$4.31 PLN16.47	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.87	$3.58 PLN13.70	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.63	$2.93 PLN11.20	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.60	$2.70 PLN10.31	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.38	$0.43 PLN1.64	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.86	$0.71 PLN2.73	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.51	$0.76 PLN2.89	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.44	$1.09 PLN4.16	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.72	$0.37 PLN1.40	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.43	$0.49 PLN1.87	-41.7%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.92	$6.07 PLN23.22	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$216.95	$28.33 PLN108.35	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$58,401.11	$30,111.92 PLN115,155.50	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.98	$7.74 PLN29.60	-57.5%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$92.29	$14.40 PLN55.09	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,529.50	$601.98 PLN2,302.11	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,270.70	$478.28 PLN1,829.04	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$228.07	$184.01 PLN703.72	+37.2%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,482.03	$318.05 PLN1,216.30	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,513.19	$6,011.28 PLN22,988.64	-52.5%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.19	$3.12 PLN11.93	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.81	$3.04 PLN11.64	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.59	$4.55 PLN17.39	-81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$67.77	$32.52 PLN124.38	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.82	$6.47 PLN24.74	-47.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$128.87	$75.63 PLN289.23	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$93.70	$35.26 PLN134.83	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$203.13	$78.29 PLN299.41	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$220.40	$87.22 PLN333.57	-32.7%
Average			-25.9%

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