Cost of living comparison
Poland is 25.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Poland instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB959.64
|
$8.88
PLN36.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.99
|
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.69
|
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.62
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB460.22
|
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.57
|
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.71
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.39
|
$2.70
PLN10.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.74
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.71
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.74
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.35
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB26.03
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.85
|
$0.49
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.70
|
$6.07
PLN24.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,985.54
|
$28.33
PLN115.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,198,789.76
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,273.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB607.77
|
$7.74
PLN31.43
|
|
pay 45.7% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB666.29
|
$14.40
PLN58.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,336.92
|
$601.98
PLN2,444.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,928.24
|
$478.28
PLN1,942.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,052.54
|
$184.01
PLN747.22
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,734.50
|
$318.05
PLN1,291.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,087,806.94
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,409.55
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.88
|
$3.12
PLN12.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.70
|
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.90
|
$4.55
PLN18.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,378.13
|
$32.52
PLN132.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,477.57
|
$75.63
PLN307.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,419.53
|
$35.26
PLN143.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,381.29
|
$78.29
PLN317.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,651.89
|
$87.22
PLN354.18
|
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