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
PLN36.29
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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