Cost of living comparison
Poland is 29.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Poland instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.30
|
$8.88
PLN35.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.45
|
$7.49
PLN30.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.39
|
$1.74
PLN7.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.87
|
$1.43
PLN5.78
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.52
|
$1.18
PLN4.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.13
|
$4.31
PLN17.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.49
|
$3.58
PLN14.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.02
|
$2.93
PLN11.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.09
|
$2.70
PLN10.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
$0.43
PLN1.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.45
|
$0.71
PLN2.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.27
|
$0.76
PLN3.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.10
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.29
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.83
|
$0.49
PLN1.97
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.47
|
$6.07
PLN24.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$531.11
|
$28.33
PLN114.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$402,993.89
|
$30,111.92
PLN121,541.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$315.55
|
$7.74
PLN31.24
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$539.40
|
$14.40
PLN58.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,819.01
|
$601.98
PLN2,429.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,315.80
|
$478.28
PLN1,930.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$902.37
|
$184.01
PLN742.74
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,141.88
|
$318.05
PLN1,283.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,107.04
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,263.40
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.55
|
$3.12
PLN12.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.33
|
$3.04
PLN12.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.41
|
$4.55
PLN18.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$679.82
|
$32.52
PLN131.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.65
|
$6.47
PLN26.11
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$925.67
|
$75.63
PLN305.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$733.59
|
$35.26
PLN142.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,656.61
|
$78.29
PLN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,547.71
|
$87.22
PLN352.06
|
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