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Post by Bonobo on Apr 17, 2008 19:23:29 GMT 1
A few days ago we talked about gas prices. To remind, in Poland gas/petrol costs 4.3 zl per litre on average. I think it would be educational for all to get to know other prices too. You may talk about any goods: from a thimblel to a space shuttle. There are no limits whatsoever. One reminder: 1$ - 2.3 zlotys in April 2008. £1 - 4.5 zlotys. 1 kg is 2.20 lbs. 1 litre is about 2 pints or 33 oz. Conversion table www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=0&Cat=1305Let`s talk about average prices, between the highest charged in posh places and lowest in economic class places. . Yesterday we went to the shop. pineapple, big - 4.5 zl giant mangoes - 2.8 zl milk in 1 litre carton - 2 zl bananas, 1 kg, - 4.5 zl |
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Post by valpomike on Apr 17, 2008 22:45:53 GMT 1
Gas for regular is around $3.50 a gallon
Milk is around the same, $3.50 a gallon.
The others I don't know now, will check.
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 17, 2008 23:13:55 GMT 1
Gas for regular is around $3.50 a gallon Milk is around the same, $3.50 a gallon. The others I don't know now, will check. One more measure form the conversion table: 1 gallon is 3. 785 L. It means 1L gas costs twice as much in Poland. Milk is slightly cheaper here. BTW, when I was in the USA I tried to make kwaśne mleko (sour milk, or milk which goes off and then looks and tastes like yoghurt ) but I couldn`t. Milk sold in those big plastic gallon containers really went off, i.e., turned bad and was undrinkable. Smelled like hell. Do they put so many preservatives in American milk that it cannot go off naturally to turn into a tasty beverage? |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 30, 2008 14:51:04 GMT 1
Yesterday I went to a hairdresser for a basic cut. 14 zl - 7$.
BTW, 1 dollar costs 2 zlotys. Unbelievable.
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Post by valpomike on Apr 30, 2008 17:06:56 GMT 1
I go to a stylist and pay $21.00 plus tip.
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 30, 2008 18:04:40 GMT 1
I go to a stylist and pay $21.00 plus tip. Is 21 a lot for a haircut? Does your hair look stylish, like this, for example?  |
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Post by jeanne on Apr 30, 2008 21:36:38 GMT 1
BTW, when I was in the USA I tried to make kwaśne mleko (sour milk, or milk which goes off and then looks and tastes like yoghurt ) but I couldn`t. Milk sold in those big plastic gallon containers really went off, i.e., turned bad and was undrinkable. Smelled like hell. Do they put so many preservatives in American milk that it cannot go off naturally to turn into a tasty beverage? Bonobo, The reason you could not make sour milk/yogurt from milk in the US is that some companies 'ultra-pasteurize' their milk. They kill all of the good bacteria as well as any bad. If you want to make anything like sour milk/yogurt and probably cheese, you have to look for milk that just says 'pasteurized', not 'ultra-pasteurized'. It does exist, you just have to read labels carefully. I learned this just recently from my dairy farmer daughter. |
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Post by locopolaco on Apr 30, 2008 23:05:10 GMT 1
yes, the milk in the US is pasteurised so it will only go bad, really bad. there are ways to make it sour though but you have to add things to it.
i pay $16 for a haricut + tip.
gallon of gas is 3.75 and rising.
bananas are $.39-.49 or so per lb
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 30, 2008 23:19:56 GMT 1
yes, the milk in the US is pasteurised so it will only go bad, really bad. there are ways to make it sour though but you have to add things to it. Yoghurt, for example. To infect it with good bacteria. Do you always give a tip? Are there situations you don`t although sb is expecting it? You have them twice as cheap then. Because banana republics are closer to the USA than Europe.... |
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Post by locopolaco on Apr 30, 2008 23:25:30 GMT 1
if it's a terrible haircut then no tip.
nope on the yogurt.. that will not work as the milk is pasteurised.
yeah on the bananas but they also grow here.. same with oranges.
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Post by jkustelski on May 1, 2008 3:28:51 GMT 1
I don't get my haircut any more so it is getting really long. I got tired of paying for lousy haircuts. I pay about $3.50 a gallon here in Texas for premium unleaded... Jim and again  |
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Post by franciszek on May 30, 2008 21:29:31 GMT 1
fuel in th UK is rising almost daily here due to our Scotish prime minister who refuses to do anything about it a year ago £30 would fill our tank now we get 3 quarters and 2years ago i could fill the works van for £60 now it is £95 for diesel the recession is biting bad my boss had to sell his £70000 porche for £50000 to pay the wages
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Post by Bonobo on May 30, 2008 21:42:12 GMT 1
fuel in th UK is rising almost daily here due to our Scotish prime minister who refuses to do anything about it a year ago £30 would fill our tank now we get 3 quarters and 2years ago i could fill the works van for £60 now it is £95 for diesel the recession is biting bad my boss had to sell his £70000 porche for £50000 to pay the wages They are prognosticating considerable rises in Poland too, first big one next week. And our government is also accused of doing nothing, the tax levied on fuel will stay. But it is European Union policy to leave those taxes as they are. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 20, 2008 21:01:02 GMT 1
Hey everyone. I am studying the possibilities of living in Poland. As everyone knows, we have to know everything about the country before we accept this new idea. I've researching the web, but still I have no answers to some questions... Anyway, would anyone help me, preferably someone that has passed through the same things... - is food cheap or expensive? breakfast, lunch, meal and dinner (how much $? - clothing, for the cold climate - cheap? how cold is it? - transportation - international license ? renting car or buying? in krakow, is everything far or close (e.g. supermarket, bakery, fastfoods, malls) - bank account (howtos) - social security number (howtos) - general expenses like entertainment (what is there to do?) - rental ? Well... Help me out.>! OK, one by one. In case you want details of specific things, you need to ask for them. - is food cheap or expensive? breakfast, lunch, meal and dinner (how much $? Food can be cheaper or more expensive, depends where you buy it: in cheap chain stores far from the centre or exclusive delicatessen in city centres. The difference can be 50%-100%. It also depends what quality of food you want to get. Cheap sausage starts at 4$ per 1 kilo (2 lb), home made sausage is 6$, the hunter`s smoked sausage about 10$. As for breakfast and other meals it is difficult to calculate because Poles in general eat at home, so you have to estimate the expenses for every slice of bread or cheese on it. Lunch is easier to calculate, depends on the place and food. If you go to a cheap milk bar where food is refunded by the state, you can eat a cheap but still tasty meal. E.g., a dish of 2 crepes with cottage cheese can cost only 1 dollar in Warsaw. A bunch of 6 pierogis with different stuffing costs about 3$. In restaurants prices are much higher, starting from 5$ up. Minimum prices of products: 1 lb bread - 1$ Butter 0.5 - 1.25$ Milk, carton, 0.26 gal - 1$ Ham, 1 lb - 10$ Cheese 1lb - 6$ Strawberries in season - 2lb - 1$ Cherries, blackcurrants in season -2lb - 1.5$ Why don`t you ask about your favourite kinds of food? |
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Post by gleite on Jul 20, 2008 22:08:08 GMT 1
Bonobo, my greatest problem is that some of our food is quite different from Polish. I guess I'll just try to taste every item on the menu....  I wish I could have a supermarkets website so that I could check the price of every piece of thing... |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 21, 2008 0:01:26 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 21, 2008 0:29:21 GMT 1
in krakow, is everything far or close (e.g. supermarket, bakery, fastfoods, malls) I can see you are interested in living in Krakow. Check this site for a start. www.cracow-life.com/Close or far.... Hmm, Krakow isn`t a big city, just about 800 thousand people. So moving around is quite fast (unless there is road repairs) and close if you use public transport which is priviliged on streets. A single ride ticket costs 1.25$ but you can get a monthly card quite cheap. Using your own car provokes problems due to traffic jams, narrow streets and no parking spaces in the centre around the Market Square (despite the fact it is toll zone). Shops are everywhere, there are even places with two rivalling grocer shops next to each other. Malls, shopping galleries and centres - there are a dozen of them or more, getting to them isn`t problematic as they are regularly situated within the city proper, not in some armpit suburbs. Fastfoods are also regularly scattered around Krakow. Basic ham or cheeseburger cost exactly 1.5$. See the site www.mcdonalds.pl/ Click produkty on home page, and then in the bottom left corner the second icon - cennik. |
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Post by gleite on Jul 21, 2008 23:16:39 GMT 1
Ok
i am starting to see that things aren't that expensive
but why people prefer to go to USA and buy things?
probably because they are cheaper.. is that right?
what about renting a flat? do you know something
"affordable"? what do you expect to be my monthly expenses
, lets say food, transportation, rental, clothing ... ?
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 21, 2008 23:27:21 GMT 1
yes that would be alright but I like potatoes as well specially french fries... tell me about clothing there jacket, trousers hats and gloves let's talk about prices I need to understand a bit of how your money works Potatoes are the cheapest vegetable. 1 kg (2lbs) costs 50 cents. As for clothes: Clothes can be bought at supermarkets, boutiques or designer stores. Supermarket clothes are cheap but they look not too attractive sometimes. T-shirt - 2$. Jeans - 10$. Shoes - 20$. Jackets - 50$. hats and gloves are cheap, a few $. A suit - 100$. Boutiques are more expensive, there is bigger choice, while designer stores are the most expensive of course. E.g., a designer shirt can cost 1000$. Like in every country. See this site with prices collected from various shops: www.radar.pl/Ubrania-meskieE.g., jackets: www.radar.pl/Kurtki |
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Post by gleite on Jul 21, 2008 23:30:03 GMT 1
What about rentals  ? What is a good price? One flat furnished, with internet, refrigerator, bed .... / what about costs with food in a month? is that eur 100 ? |
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Post by gleite on Jul 27, 2008 16:39:20 GMT 1
What about rentals ? What is a good price? One flat furnished, with internet, refrigerator, bed .... / what about costs with food in a month? is that eur 100 ? Hey everyone, please help me... I am pretending to go to Cracow in less than 2 months... I need to find out a flat so that I won't spend money in hotels... Let me know if you have any trustable contacts... Bonobo, are you alive? ? What happened to you, you used to answer me....  Nice weekend... |
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Post by jeanne on Jul 27, 2008 16:49:37 GMT 1
What about rentals ? What is a good price? One flat furnished, with internet, refrigerator, bed .... / what about costs with food in a month? is that eur 100 ? Hey everyone, please help me... I am pretending to go to Cracow in less than 2 months... I need to find out a flat so that I won't spend money in hotels... Let me know if you have any trustable contacts... Bonobo, are you alive? ? What happened to you, you used to answer me.... Nice weekend... Please be patient! Bonobo has gone to the seashore with his family for awhile. He should return to us shortly! |
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Post by gigi on Aug 2, 2008 4:23:01 GMT 1
Hey everyone Please inform me which are the discounts for incomes on wages... what is the total discount? in percentage ?? Can anyone offer any help with this? I haven't been able to find a good web link with 2008 information. |
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Post by gleite on Aug 2, 2008 4:55:20 GMT 1
Do you think all the discounts come up to 20% at most?
That is a relevant fact for me right now...
Apart from that, I still have to pay rent, food and transport, plus personal expenses... I am afraid my salary isn't enough for everything.... Pleasseee let me know something approximate to what is real!
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Post by gigi on Aug 2, 2008 15:48:28 GMT 1
Do you think all the discounts come up to 20% at most? That is a relevant fact for me right now... Apart from that, I still have to pay rent, food and transport, plus personal expenses... I am afraid my salary isn't enough for everything.... Pleasseee let me know something approximate to what is real! Hi Guilherme, We are a bit short on help from our friends in Poland right now. Perhaps this site will help you in the meantime: www.krakow-info.com/taxes.htmHere is the page where you can submit a question. www.krakow-info.com/quests.htmGood luck!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 3, 2008 18:13:55 GMT 1
Ok i am starting to see that things aren't that expensive but why people prefer to go to USA and buy things? probably because they are cheaper.. is that right? Yes, the prices of products in the USA are mostly the same or even lower, e.g., people import luxurious cars from America and the money they save on it is considerable- - a few thousand dollars. I don`t have good news for you. Renting a flat in Krakow will consume a lot of your earnings. Warsaw, Krakow and a few other major cities are very expensive because many people desire to live there. Why? 1. They are major cities with many job opportunities. Jobs in cities are much better paid than in province. 2. Education is better in major cities. If you want to send kids to a good school, it must be in a city. 3. Universities flourish in major cities. Hundreds thousands of students come to live there. The hunting for flats in Krakow before the new academic year has already started. Prices have gone up by 10% since last year and the trend is up all the time. Look at this site of a real estate agent`s. It`s in Polish but contains photos. Prices start from 1200 zlotys for a small studio, about 20 square meters, it`s 400 euros, 600$. Apart from the main rent, sometimes you need to pay additional costs like maintanance rent, it is written in the ad. And you also pay for electricity, water etc etc that you use monthly. www.domiporta.pl/search-form-post.asp?searchtype=full&CategoryID=191&Rynek=W&changesearchcat=&trn=3&Region=22&powiat=&miasto=Krak%F3w&dzielnica=&ulica=&Powierzchnia_from=&Powierzchnia_to=&Cena_from=&Cena_to=&Liczba_pokoi_from=&Liczba_pokoi_to=&Pietro_from=&Pietro_to=&Liczba_pieter_from=&Liczba_pieter_to=&Rok_from=&Rok_to=&Material=&Kuchnia=&Pictures=1&Nr_oferty=&opis=&Without=&SearchRange=&SortColumn=SortDate Here are studios for rent www.domiporta.pl/search-form-post.asp?searchFormPageSimple=%2Fsearch-form-post.asp&searchtype=mini&CategoryID=191&Rynek=W&a1=191&trn=3&Region=22&miasto=Krak%F3w&dzielnica=&dzielnica2=&ulica=&Powierzchnia_from=20&Powierzchnia_to=23&jaka_cena=tak&Cena_from=&Cena_to=&Cena_metra_from=&Cena_metra_to=&Liczba_pokoi_from=&Liczba_pokoi_to=&Pictures=1&opis=&SortColumn=SortDate&postbtn=+++SZUKAJ+++Transport costs 2.5 zlotys per a ride to your destination by bus or tram, but you can get a monthly card which allows you to save half the money. what about costs with food in a month? is that eur 100 ? I can`t tell you the exact food expenses. You must tell me what and where you eat first. But if it is not caviar and cachaça every day, I think 100 euro will be perfectly enough for one person. Hey everyone Please inform me which are the discounts for incomes on wages... what is the total discount? in percentage ?? Discounts or taxes? I don`t know what you mean... Can you clarify? |
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Post by gleite on Aug 9, 2008 16:14:06 GMT 1
Everyone!
I might be moving to Krakow soon, just depending on my visa.
That means that my heart is starting to bump faster... Anyone with any negative recommendation? Once I have left my country, there is no other way back...
You see, I don't know how would you respond to the question I am going to make, but, does everyone here in this forum already got to know each other?
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Post by gigi on Aug 10, 2008 16:25:37 GMT 1
Everyone! I might be moving to Krakow soon, just depending on my visa. That means that my heart is starting to bump faster... Anyone with any negative recommendation? Once I have left my country, there is no other way back... Bonobo is on vacation for a couple of weeks, so it would be difficult to gain help with Krakow via this forum. Have you tried that krakow-info link yet? Perhaps they can help you with any questions that you may have. |
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Post by gigi on Aug 10, 2008 16:28:08 GMT 1
Poles suffer from work fatigue syndrome 08.08.2008
A report by the Main Statistical Office shows that over a million Poles work more than 12 hours daily, while close to 1.2 million have more than one place of employment.
Over 80% of employees in Poland regularly stay overtime at work. The effects of this are manifested in a growing number of ailments and medical disorders, deteriorating family and personal relations as well as dropping work efficiency figures.
The same report speaks of only 16% of employees in Poland claiming to be satisfied with the balance sheet of working hours and leisure time. This means Poles suffer from the greatest professional fatigue syndrome in Europe.
By comparison, relevant statistics in Denmark show 46% satisfaction, while in economically booming Finland the figure stands at 37%.
From Polskie Radio
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Post by valpomike on Nov 1, 2008 2:12:21 GMT 1
Hi,
In my area, gas prices are down to around $ 2.40 a gallon, and I have heard of places with under $ 2.00, what are the prices around you, and in Poland, for a gallon?
Mike
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I wish I could have a supermarkets website so that I could check the price of every piece of thing... 
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