Cost of living comparison
Greece is 21.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Greece instead of Poland, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$14.81
€13.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$9.01
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.97
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$6.52
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$6.06
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$7.81
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$41.23
€38.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$27,791.92
€25,731.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$14.64
€13.56
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$31.73
€29.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$529.13
€489.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$406.38
€376.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$178.34
€165.12
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$350.75
€324.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$6,658.30
€6,164.75
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$4.23
€3.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$3.51
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$46.53
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$8.93
€8.27
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Poland
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$83.80
€77.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$41.12
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$86.78
€80.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$96.32
€89.18
|
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