Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 7.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
$7.61
€7.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$26.03
€23.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$25,571.83
€23,519.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$19.97
€18.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$574.42
€528.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$479.28
€440.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$175.37
€161.30
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$376.22
€346.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$7,374.05
€6,782.28
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$2.33
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$40.30
€37.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$65.69
€60.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$36.31
€33.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$80.32
€73.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$85.31
€78.46
|
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