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Warsaw vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 16.6% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Warsaw

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Apia.

Warsaw vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% less for restaurants

	Apia	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$9.90 PLN38.39	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$8.66 PLN33.59	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$1.79 PLN6.96	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$1.79 PLN6.94	+17.6%
Average			-25.3%

Apia vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Apia	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$1.09 PLN4.22	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.36 PLN16.91
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$3.80 PLN14.72	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.02 PLN11.73
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.54 PLN9.85
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.45 PLN1.76
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 PLN2.90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.82 PLN3.19
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.39 PLN5.38
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.41 PLN1.61
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.47 PLN1.82
Average			+5.2%

Apia vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.20 PLN24.05
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.22 PLN105.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.92 PLN30.71

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$17.20 PLN66.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$832.44 PLN3,228.65
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$224.46 PLN870.58

Apia vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$507.82 PLN1,969.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$3.71 PLN14.40	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$3.66 PLN14.20	+127.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.76 PLN18.48
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$42.25 PLN163.86
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.66 PLN33.59
Average			+48.5%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Apia	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$89.45 PLN346.93	+96.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$41.56 PLN161.18	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$88.32 PLN342.56	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$102.18 PLN396.29	+12.1%
Average			+37.9%

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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: March 2025

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