Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.8% cheaper than Detroit.
If you lived in Poland instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$8.74
PLN33.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
|
$7.35
PLN28.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$1.72
PLN6.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.39
PLN5.35
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.17
PLN4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
|
$4.22
PLN16.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$3.59
PLN13.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$2.85
PLN11.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$2.73
PLN10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.70
PLN2.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.75
PLN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.12
PLN4.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.35
PLN1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.51
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$6.32
PLN24.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$29.45
PLN113.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$30,312.40
PLN116,905.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$7.94
PLN30.63
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$14.69
PLN56.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
|
$591.18
PLN2,279.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,026.33
|
$480.23
PLN1,852.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.21
|
$189.71
PLN731.65
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$301.71
PLN1,163.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,878.57
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.18
PLN12.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.01
PLN11.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.63
PLN17.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$31.65
PLN122.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$6.64
PLN25.60
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Detroit
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$76.35
PLN294.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$37.00
PLN142.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$81.47
PLN314.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$91.91
PLN354.48
|
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