Cost of living comparison
Poland is 6.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.74
PLN35.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$7.35
PLN30.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$1.72
PLN7.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.17
PLN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.22
PLN17.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.59
PLN14.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.85
PLN11.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.73
PLN11.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.70
PLN2.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.12
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.35
PLN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.51
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.32
PLN25.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN120.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$30,312.40
PLN124,027.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.94
PLN32.50
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$14.69
PLN60.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$591.18
PLN2,418.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$480.23
PLN1,964.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$189.71
PLN776.22
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$301.71
PLN1,234.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN25,333.28
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$3.18
PLN13.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.01
PLN12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.63
PLN18.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$31.65
PLN129.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.64
PLN27.16
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$76.35
PLN312.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$37.00
PLN151.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$81.47
PLN333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$91.91
PLN376.08
|
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