Cost of living comparison
Delaware is 2.5 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Delaware instead of Poland, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN33.47
|
$18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.16
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.58
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.32
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.47
|
$2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.16
|
$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN13.74
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN10.93
|
$3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.46
|
$3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.64
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.67
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.86
|
$2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.29
|
$2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.34
|
$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.94
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.20
|
$3.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN112.82
|
$60.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN116,113.14
|
$29,165.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN30.43
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN56.27
|
$52.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,264.54
|
$1,366.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,839.53
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN726.69
|
$128.73
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,155.70
|
$1,794.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN23,716.79
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.18
|
$5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.52
|
$4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN17.74
|
$10.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN121.22
|
$24.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN25.43
|
$11.62
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN292.47
|
$54.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN141.74
|
$45.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN312.06
|
$93.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN352.08
|
$127.99
|
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