Cost of living comparison
Poland is 71.9% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.99
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.27
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.97
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.93
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.31
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.89
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.19
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.20
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.48
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.03
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.88
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.09
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.52
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.48
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.51
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.24
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW984.34
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,744.97
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.38
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,838.92
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,978.42
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,241.55
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,219.32
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,958.26
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,398.94
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.22
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.33
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.38
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,080.55
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.82
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.94
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.89
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,396.72
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,336.02
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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