Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Alicante Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.4% more expensive than Alicante.

Restaurants
pay 19.1% less in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 25.7% less in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 4.2% less in Warsaw
Housing
pay 24.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 14.1% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing
pay 14.2% more in Warsaw

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare in Warsaw are more expensive than in Alicante. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Alicante Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Alicante, you would:

pay 19.1% less for restaurants

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.60
€17.49
$11.51
PLN45.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€9.99
$10.23
PLN40.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.09
€1.87
$2.24
PLN8.76

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$1.67
€1.49
$1.49
PLN5.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.85
€7.90
$4.41
PLN17.28
Milk (1 gallon) $4.26
€3.80
$4.07
PLN15.93

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.80
€6.07
$6.61
PLN25.89
Monthly public transit pass $26.31
€23.49
$28.12
PLN110.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,271.67
€31,484.13
$30,654.89
PLN120K

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pay 24.6% more for housing

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.89
€26.68
$16.12
PLN63.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,005.77
€897.77
$1,178.19
PLN4,615.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.21
€743.74
$950.41
PLN3,722.79

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $700.40
€625.19
$588.07
PLN2,303.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,325.53
€8,324.14
$14,458.55
PLN56,634.45

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
€3.00
$4.60
PLN18.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
€1.94
$4.27
PLN16.72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.52
€5.82
$6.39
PLN25.04

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

 
Alicante
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.78
€75.68
$107.88
PLN422.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.56
€31.74
$39.61
PLN155.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.98
€84.78
$106.17
PLN415.89

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