Cost of living comparison
Poland is 7.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Poland instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$8.74
PLN34.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$7.35
PLN28.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$1.72
PLN6.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.39
PLN5.47
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.17
PLN4.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$4.22
PLN16.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$3.59
PLN14.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$2.85
PLN11.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$2.73
PLN10.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.70
PLN2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.12
PLN4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$6.32
PLN24.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN116.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$30,312.40
PLN119,401.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$7.94
PLN31.29
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$14.69
PLN57.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$591.18
PLN2,328.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$480.23
PLN1,891.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$189.71
PLN747.27
|
|
pay 38.1 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$301.71
PLN1,188.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,388.44
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$3.18
PLN12.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$3.01
PLN11.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$4.63
PLN18.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$31.65
PLN124.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.64
PLN26.15
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$76.35
PLN300.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$37.00
PLN145.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$81.47
PLN320.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$91.91
PLN362.05
|
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