Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Poland instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.70
|
$8.74
PLN34.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK99.19
|
$7.35
PLN28.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.55
|
$1.72
PLN6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.10
|
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.19
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.63
|
$4.22
PLN16.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.63
|
$3.59
PLN14.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.76
|
$2.85
PLN11.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK52.13
|
$2.73
PLN10.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.98
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.40
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.14
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.23
|
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.11
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.72
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.57
|
$6.32
PLN24.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK726.87
|
$29.45
PLN115.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK288,684.64
|
$30,312.40
PLN119,029.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK227.45
|
$7.94
PLN31.19
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK309.77
|
$14.69
PLN57.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,317.30
|
$591.18
PLN2,321.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,966.87
|
$480.23
PLN1,885.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK736.57
|
$189.71
PLN744.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,291.94
|
$301.71
PLN1,184.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,474.06
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,312.51
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.70
|
$3.18
PLN12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.96
|
$3.01
PLN11.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.64
|
$4.63
PLN18.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK420.51
|
$31.65
PLN124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.66
|
$6.64
PLN26.07
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK854.91
|
$76.35
PLN299.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK368.13
|
$37.00
PLN145.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK876.60
|
$81.47
PLN319.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,258.57
|
$91.91
PLN360.92
|
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