Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 12.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
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