Cost of living comparison
Germany is 60.6% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.9% more in Germany
- Groceries
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pay 66.9% more in Germany
- Transportation
-
pay 74.1% more in Germany
- Housing
-
pay 80.5% more in Germany
- Childcare
-
pay 74.5% more in Germany
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.3% more in Germany
- Clothing
-
pay 20.8% more in Germany
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Germany are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Germany.
If you lived in Germany instead of Poland, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN35.30
|
$14.04
€13.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN29.79
|
$10.20
€9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.92
|
$2.80
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.70
|
$2.41
€2.30
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.71
|
$2.03
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.13
|
$6.71
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.25
|
$4.38
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.64
|
$3.41
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.72
|
$6.24
€5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.84
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.01
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.32
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.46
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.94
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 74.1% more for transportation
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.14
|
$7.07
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN112.65
|
$52.96
€50.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN119,731.22
|
$28,807.86
€27,543.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN30.77
|
$23.02
€22.01
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN57.28
|
$48.22
€46.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,393.59
|
$790.39
€755.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,901.72
|
$625.27
€597.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN731.68
|
$230.06
€219.97
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,264.63
|
$458.39
€438.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN23,902.10
|
$12,308.95
€11,768.76
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.41
|
$4.42
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.10
|
$3.49
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.08
|
$8.74
€8.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN129.32
|
$36.01
€34.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN25.72
|
$12.80
€12.24
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN300.73
|
$82.34
€78.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN140.19
|
$40.78
€38.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN311.31
|
$91.59
€87.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN346.82
|
$123.43
€118.01
|
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