Cost of living comparison
Florida is 2.0 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Florida instead of Poland, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
$19.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
$10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
$4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
$3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
$5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
$61.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
$31,918.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
$64.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
$1,891.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
$1,611.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
$923.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
$5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
$7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
$42.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
$49.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
$85.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
$105.33
|
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