Cost of living comparison
Poland is 28.3% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.3% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 28.0% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 27.1% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% less in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 18.5% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% less in Poland
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$8.88
PLN33.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.53
|
$7.49
PLN28.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.48
|
$1.74
PLN6.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.60
|
$1.43
PLN5.39
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
$1.18
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.15
|
$4.31
PLN16.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$3.58
PLN13.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.71
|
$2.93
PLN11.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$2.70
PLN10.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.43
PLN1.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.71
PLN2.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.76
PLN2.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.09
PLN4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.37
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.49
PLN1.84
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.03
|
$6.07
PLN22.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$28.33
PLN106.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$30,111.92
PLN113,276.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.24
|
$7.74
PLN29.12
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.31
|
$14.40
PLN54.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,305.63
|
$601.98
PLN2,264.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€955.26
|
$478.28
PLN1,799.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€115.58
|
$184.01
PLN692.24
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€504.48
|
$318.05
PLN1,196.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,950.25
|
$6,011.28
PLN22,613.54
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.33
|
$3.12
PLN11.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.30
|
$3.04
PLN11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
$4.55
PLN17.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.32
|
$32.52
PLN122.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.53
|
$6.47
PLN24.34
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€80.44
|
$75.63
PLN284.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.08
|
$35.26
PLN132.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.00
|
$78.29
PLN294.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€107.90
|
$87.22
PLN328.12
|
|
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