Cost of living comparison
Poland is 45.6% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Poland instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
|
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
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pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,965.00
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.52
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,360.96
|
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,512.92
|
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.63
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,475.00
|
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,300.00
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.00
|
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
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pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.98
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.67
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.00
|
$87.22
PLN357.33
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