Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.3 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Poland, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$40.07
€36.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$6.49
€5.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$2.46
€2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$30.05
€27.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$8.93
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$517.80
€476.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$451.61
€415.29
|
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