Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 2.3 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.75
|
$19.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN30.08
|
$9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN7.03
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.78
|
$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN17.26
|
$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.68
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.68
|
$3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN11.17
|
$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.85
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.59
|
$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.44
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.07
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.85
|
$3.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN120.50
|
$63.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN124,027.22
|
$31,612.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN32.50
|
$20.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN60.11
|
$59.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,418.89
|
$1,310.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,964.91
|
$1,199.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN776.22
|
$138.89
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,234.47
|
$1,424.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN25,333.28
|
$34,388.64
|
|
pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN13.01
|
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.30
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.95
|
$10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN129.49
|
$43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN27.16
|
$13.98
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Poland
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN312.40
|
$53.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN151.40
|
$37.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN333.33
|
$80.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN376.08
|
$97.99
|
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