Cost of living comparison
Poland is 58.3% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 23.4% more in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 18.2% more in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 67.0% more in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.5% more in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 42.2% more in Poland
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Poland are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Poland.
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
PEN13.86
|
$8.88
PLN35.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.35
|
$7.49
PLN29.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$1.74
PLN6.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$1.43
PLN5.69
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
$1.18
PLN4.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.92
|
$4.31
PLN17.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.16
|
$3.58
PLN14.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.91
|
$2.93
PLN11.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.91
|
$2.70
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.71
PLN2.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$0.76
PLN3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.09
PLN4.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.37
PLN1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.49
PLN1.94
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.22
|
$6.07
PLN24.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.23
|
$28.33
PLN112.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,026.13
|
$30,111.92
PLN119,603.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.42
|
$7.74
PLN30.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.72
|
$14.40
PLN57.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,203.40
|
$601.98
PLN2,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN886.37
|
$478.28
PLN1,899.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.69
|
$184.01
PLN730.90
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN631.75
|
$318.05
PLN1,263.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,091.77
|
$6,011.28
PLN23,876.63
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.14
|
$3.12
PLN12.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.54
|
$3.04
PLN12.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.00
|
$4.55
PLN18.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.06
|
$32.52
PLN129.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.65
|
$6.47
PLN25.69
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.06
|
$75.63
PLN300.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.42
|
$35.26
PLN140.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN246.84
|
$78.29
PLN310.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN232.89
|
$87.22
PLN346.45
|
|
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