Cost of living comparison
Poland is 59.8% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Poland instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Geneva
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Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF27.53
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.48
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF4.22
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.43
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.81
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF11.64
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
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pay 46.7% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF7.20
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF71.36
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF31.40
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Geneva
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF53.29
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,959.22
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,736.76
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF156.06
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,362.07
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF28,586.18
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Poland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF8.16
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF68.37
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Poland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF109.20
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF55.66
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF126.42
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF173.92
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
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