Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.79
|
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.91
|
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.25
|
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.75
|
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.30
|
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.42
|
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.50
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.62
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€944.86
|
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.63
|
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.61
|
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.83
|
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.66
|
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.92
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.87
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.21
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.50
|
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
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