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Up-to-date cost of living guide.

 
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sharter



Joined: 25 Jun 2008
Posts: 878
Location: All over the place

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:02 am    Post subject: Up-to-date cost of living guide. Reply with quote

Just looking at my bills from the local supermarkets.

All numbers are in Polish Zloty.

Tin of tuna=6
Ajax=8
Jar of cucumbers=4.5
Lump of cheese=6
Oven cleaner=6
Mop=20
Hotdogs=4.5
A few slices of ham=4.5
Loaf of bread=3
Average taxi=20
Cigarettes=12.5
Cinema=25 each
Passport photos=29 for 6 pics
Mohito=16
Beer=5-10
Steak dinner=C50
Berlin/Poznan bus=140
Lech Hotel=180/night.
Tin of soup=5.5
Fruit and veg are cheap.
Rent=2,300 plus electricity.
Gym=100/month
Alimony=XXXX (nearly as much as the rent)

Hope that helps.


Last edited by sharter on Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:25 pm; edited 1 time in total
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sparks



Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Posts: 632

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh man! That "alimony punchline" landed better than the last line of one of those Visa commercials... nicely done again Sharter
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Master Shake



Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Posts: 1202
Location: Colorado, USA

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whinging about it all on Dave's=priceless

There are some things money can't buy.

For everything else, there's working in the Middle East.
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sharter



Joined: 25 Jun 2008
Posts: 878
Location: All over the place

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:28 am    Post subject: aaah Reply with quote

How tefltastic Shake; we're eachers not teachers...how Sesame Street. I thought an up-to-date price list could be helpful and informative. The whinge is on the other thread Wink
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maniak



Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Posts: 194

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Diesel= 5.7/L
Gasoline = 5.80/L
Elec bill = 60zl a month
Cable internet = 50zl
Phone bill (600 min + 2gb int) = 130zl
Doctor's visit = 50-100zl
Private medical insurance = 1200-1400zl a year
A4 highway toll from Wroclaw/Krakow = 68zl roundtrip
A2 highway Germany/Warasw = 140 ZLOTY ROUNDTRIP!!
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lundjstuart



Joined: 01 Jul 2008
Posts: 211
Location: Warsaw, Poland

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

maniak wrote:
Diesel= 5.7/L
Gasoline = 5.80/L
Elec bill = 60zl a month
Cable internet = 50zl
Phone bill (600 min + 2gb int) = 130zl
Doctor's visit = 50-100zl
Private medical insurance = 1200-1400zl a year
A4 highway toll from Wroclaw/Krakow = 68zl roundtrip
A2 highway Germany/Warasw = 140 ZLOTY ROUNDTRIP!!


Doctor's visit = 120zl for the consultation with a private doctor
Elec Bill = 100zl a month for 2 adults and 1 child
Cable + internet = 145 zl, nobody watches basic channels since they are only in Polish
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