Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 60.3% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Apia, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Apia
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
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