Cost of living comparison
London is 2.2 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in London instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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