Cost of living comparison
Poland is 20.9% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Poland instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
|
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