Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 19.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.63
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.58
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.68
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.56
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€937.37
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.37
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.15
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.93
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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