Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Poland instead of India, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
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