Cost of living comparison

 Peru
compared to
 Poland
Poland vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

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.

Poland vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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