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Warsaw vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 82.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 84.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.9% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB763.02	$9.90 PLN41.07	+65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB792.94	$8.66 PLN35.94	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB99.83	$1.79 PLN7.44	+128.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB63.86	$1.79 PLN7.43	+256.4%
Average			+122.2%

Addis Ababa vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB152.80	$1.09 PLN4.52	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB617.21	$4.36 PLN18.09	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB773.02	$3.80 PLN15.75	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB336.89	$3.02 PLN12.55	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB718.02	$2.54 PLN10.53	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB419.83	$0.45 PLN1.88	-86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.39	$0.75 PLN3.10	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.12	$0.82 PLN3.41	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.16	$1.39 PLN5.75	+258.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.58	$0.41 PLN1.72	+33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB100.99	$0.47 PLN1.94	-41.0%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 84.6% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB620.55	$6.20 PLN25.73	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,271.69	$27.22 PLN112.95	+172.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,179,235.20	$30,732.76 PLN127,520.59	+22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB466.08	$7.92 PLN32.86	+116.1%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,767.16	$17.20 PLN71.35	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,036.99	$1,070.18 PLN4,440.55	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,759.88	$832.44 PLN3,454.05	+96.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,875.60	$224.46 PLN931.36	+79.8%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,360.91	$507.82 PLN2,107.13	+523.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,584,856.50	$12,579.90 PLN52,198.25	-71.4%
Average			+225.9%

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pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.17	$3.71 PLN15.40	+271.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.21	$3.66 PLN15.19	+218.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB508.68	$4.76 PLN19.77	+19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,520.91	$42.25 PLN175.31	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB852.04	$8.66 PLN35.94	+29.3%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,146.52	$89.45 PLN371.16	+85.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,558.90	$41.56 PLN172.43	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,841.47	$88.32 PLN366.48	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,174.07	$102.18 PLN423.96	-14.4%
Average			+1.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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