Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Poland

Warsaw vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 7.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 45.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 7.3% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Warsaw

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

Planning a move to Poland? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Warsaw vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Athens	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$11.51 PLN44.70	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$10.23 PLN39.73	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$2.24 PLN8.69	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$2.24 PLN8.71	+300.5%
Average			-8.3%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Athens	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.49 PLN5.78	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$4.41 PLN17.13	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$4.07 PLN15.80	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$3.89 PLN15.11	-22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$2.95 PLN11.46	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.54 PLN2.11	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.77 PLN3.00	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.77 PLN3.00	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.83 PLN7.12	+88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.40 PLN1.56	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.41 PLN1.59	-21.0%
Average			-17.5%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Athens	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$6.61 PLN25.68	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$28.12 PLN109.26	-7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$12.78 PLN49.66	+1.9%
Average			-8.2%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.6% more for housing

	Athens	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$16.12 PLN62.61	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+63.6%
Average			+45.6%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.3% more for childcare

	Athens	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+12.2%
Average			+7.3%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$4.60 PLN17.88	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$4.27 PLN16.58	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$6.39 PLN24.83	+14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$46.71 PLN181.45	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$9.20 PLN35.76	-13.5%
Average			-8.9%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Athens	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$107.88 PLN419.08	+17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$39.61 PLN153.88	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$106.17 PLN412.46	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$111.84 PLN434.46	-9.4%
Average			+1.9%

Athens vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Athens vs. Warsaw

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Warsaw?

Size Comparison · See true size

Athens is about 1.3 times smaller than Warsaw.

More cost comparisons

Athens vs.

Sofia

Athens vs.

Ankara

Athens vs.

Ottawa

Athens vs.

Lima

Athens vs.

Kiev

Athens vs.

Vienna

Athens vs.

Bangkok

Athens vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Greece vs. Poland. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Greece and Poland.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Athens

Add prices for Warsaw

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Warsaw or Athens. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.