Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 2.0 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Poland, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$17.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$11.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$3.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$5.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.95
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$4.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$57.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$29,235.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$16.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$62.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$1,574.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$1,346.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$136.19
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$1,240.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$19,448.78
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$5.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$10.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$63.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$12.45
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$47.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$37.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$84.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$90.85
|
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