Cost of living comparison
Poland is 58.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Poland instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.96
|
$8.88
PLN36.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.51
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.01
|
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.28
|
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.98
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$2.70
PLN10.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.49
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.36
|
$6.07
PLN24.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.70
|
$28.33
PLN115.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,576.26
|
$30,111.92
PLN122,273.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.85
|
$7.74
PLN31.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.49
|
$14.40
PLN58.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,212.10
|
$601.98
PLN2,444.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.78
|
$478.28
PLN1,942.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.69
|
$184.01
PLN747.22
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN636.32
|
$318.05
PLN1,291.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,200.98
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,409.55
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.21
|
$3.12
PLN12.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.61
|
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.15
|
$4.55
PLN18.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.92
|
$32.52
PLN132.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.79
|
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.21
|
$75.63
PLN307.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.12
|
$35.26
PLN143.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.63
|
$78.29
PLN317.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.58
|
$87.22
PLN354.18
|
|
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