Cost of living comparison
Poland is 47.8% cheaper than Hawaii.
If you lived in Poland instead of Hawaii, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
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Hawaii
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.00
|
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.92
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
|
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
|
Hawaii
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.91
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.61
|
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.30
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.56
|
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.56
|
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.73
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
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pay 29.4% less for transportation
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Hawaii
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,845.32
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
|
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
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pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Hawaii
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.66
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,230.04
|
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,990.71
|
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.64
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Hawaii
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,466.67
|
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,600.00
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hawaii
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.10
|
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.09
|
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.03
|
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.10
|
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
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pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Hawaii
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.74
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.83
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.00
|
$87.22
PLN357.33
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