Cost of living comparison
Poland is 59.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 91.0% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
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