Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 6.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Poland, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.05
|
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.94
|
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.98
|
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.65
|
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.04
|
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN122,273.17
|
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.43
|
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.49
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,444.40
|
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,942.10
|
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN747.22
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,291.48
|
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,409.55
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.67
|
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.46
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.07
|
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN307.11
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN143.16
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN317.92
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN354.18
|
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
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