Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Italy instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
$16.15
€15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
$2.55
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
$6.83
€6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
$5.53
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
$5.05
€4.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
$38.81
€37.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
$19.13
€18.36
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
$656.19
€629.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
$511.91
€491.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
$508.72
€488.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
$5.01
€4.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
$52.12
€50.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
$9.39
€9.01
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
$115.43
€110.80
|
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