Cost of living comparison
Poland is 10.0% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 15.7% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 16.8% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 7.5% less in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 35.2% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.4% more in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% less in Poland
Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.33
|
$8.88
PLN34.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.67
|
$7.49
PLN29.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$1.74
PLN6.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.09
|
$1.43
PLN5.58
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
$1.18
PLN4.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.62
|
$4.31
PLN16.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.46
|
$3.58
PLN13.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.63
|
$2.93
PLN11.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.96
|
$2.70
PLN10.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.90
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.71
PLN2.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.76
PLN2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$1.09
PLN4.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.37
PLN1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.49
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.20
|
$6.07
PLN23.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.64
|
$28.33
PLN110.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,329.01
|
$30,111.92
PLN117,148.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.86
|
$7.74
PLN30.11
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€36.80
|
$14.40
PLN56.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€821.79
|
$601.98
PLN2,341.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€668.56
|
$478.28
PLN1,860.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.07
|
$184.01
PLN715.90
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€415.59
|
$318.05
PLN1,237.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,171.54
|
$6,011.28
PLN23,386.59
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.03
|
$3.12
PLN12.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.68
|
$3.04
PLN11.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.17
|
$4.55
PLN17.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.40
|
$32.52
PLN126.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.16
|
$6.47
PLN25.17
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.09
|
$75.63
PLN294.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€30.79
|
$35.26
PLN137.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.21
|
$78.29
PLN304.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€85.63
|
$87.22
PLN339.34
|
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