Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 7.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Athens, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.66
|
$10.16
PLN39.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.79
|
$8.38
PLN32.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.91
|
$1.81
PLN6.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.70
PLN6.56
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
$1.10
PLN4.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.21
|
$4.61
PLN17.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$3.88
PLN14.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.26
|
$3.08
PLN11.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.54
|
$2.68
PLN10.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.74
PLN2.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$1.38
PLN5.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
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pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.91
|
$6.40
PLN24.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.32
|
$27.94
PLN107.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,723.27
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,873.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.94
|
$8.13
PLN31.42
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.39
|
$16.13
PLN62.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€568.70
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,284.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€480.82
|
$848.90
PLN3,281.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€148.91
|
$229.74
PLN888.05
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€435.81
|
$527.99
PLN2,040.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,374.65
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,471.72
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.89
|
$4.06
PLN15.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.27
|
$3.66
PLN14.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
$4.83
PLN18.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.98
|
$42.12
PLN162.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.79
|
$7.62
PLN29.45
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.20
|
$93.42
PLN361.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.43
|
$42.56
PLN164.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€86.05
|
$90.76
PLN350.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€105.31
|
$105.66
PLN408.41
|
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