Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 8.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$10.16
PLN40.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$8.38
PLN33.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.81
PLN7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.70
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.10
PLN4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$4.61
PLN18.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$3.88
PLN15.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.08
PLN12.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.68
PLN10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.74
PLN2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.85
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.38
PLN5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.54
PLN2.12
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.40
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$27.94
PLN110.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$31,011.90
PLN122,847.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$8.13
PLN32.20
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$16.13
PLN63.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$848.90
PLN3,362.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$229.74
PLN910.09
|
|
pay 99.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$527.99
PLN2,091.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,798.57
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$4.06
PLN16.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.66
PLN14.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$4.83
PLN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$42.12
PLN166.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$7.62
PLN30.18
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$93.42
PLN370.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$42.56
PLN168.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$90.76
PLN359.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$105.66
PLN418.55
|
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