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scottie1113

Joined: 25 Oct 2004
Posts: 375
Location: Gdansk

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: Awful

nickpellatt wrote:

sharter wrote:

You sound American. Would you live on $600/month in the USA? Europe is much more expensive. 60 Zl/day is awful.

This is from a UK perspective. If I worked in a language school here in England for less than 30 hours a week and still had $600 a month left after paying rent, rates, taxes and utility bills I reckon Id have a good little gig.

I work for a language school in Poland, not in England, and after paying taxes, rent, electricity, gas, internet and insurance, I still have more than $600 (1800zl) left. Private lessons augment that.

Food costs about the same as it does in the US and other EU countries, jeans (Levis) are ridiculously expensive, but there are some reasonable alternatives if you know where to look or have a Polish friend who can help.

Master Shake

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

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject:

hrvatski wrote:

I love how we get these 1 post wonders in here who disappear and forget they ever came here, meanwhile the locals get all jacked up about prices and rant themselves into oblivion.

Knowing a bit about sharter's posting history, I expect he'll post on this thread in another two weeks about how his comparison of Europe being 'much more expensive than US' was 'slightly exaggerated.' Smile

But come on, aside from some luxury items and electronics, Poland is cheaper than the U.S.. Food, especially the basics like bread, milk, fruit, veg, common cuts of meat, is quite a bit cheaper - a whole loaf of bread for 1 zł and change (.30 -.50 USD)? A big bottle of beer for 2 zł? You won't find these things easily in the US. The cost of meals in restaurants, cinema tickets, clothes and rent is comparable to US prices - at least in Colorado where I'm from.

Sure, depending on your lifestyle, you can blow unheard of amounts of dough in PL, but that's true anywhere.

My money goes further in Poland than it used to in the States.

maniak

Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Posts: 194

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:24 am Post subject:

Master Shake wrote:

I would say food is not cheap, esp if you like meat, seafood or fish, anything remotely resembling foreign cuisine, and any other alcohol besides cheap shit beer or vodka. How about the price of nuts? Or bananas? Insane.

Especially since the quality of food has gone way way down in the last few years. For me, a roll costs 1zl while a loaf of decent bread is 3zl, and beer, at least something thats drinkable, runs from 3-5zl.

Anyways, to the OP, Opole is quite nice, I would find out what kind of accomodation you would get. A nice apartment in the center could cost you 1500zl a month but if your sharing it with someone else or on the outskirts in a bloc itd be more like 600zl.

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