Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 22.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.10
|
$10.16
PLN40.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.07
|
$8.38
PLN33.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.81
PLN7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.69
|
$1.70
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$1.10
PLN4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.05
|
$4.61
PLN18.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.34
|
$3.88
PLN15.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.95
|
$3.08
PLN12.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$2.68
PLN10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.74
PLN2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.85
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.13
|
$1.38
PLN5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.09
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.54
PLN2.12
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.92
|
$6.40
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.15
|
$27.94
PLN110.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,918.62
|
$31,011.90
PLN122,847.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.05
|
$8.13
PLN32.20
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.58
|
$16.13
PLN63.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,605.21
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,810.74
|
$848.90
PLN3,362.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.79
|
$229.74
PLN910.09
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,212.95
|
$527.99
PLN2,091.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,044.88
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,798.57
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.03
|
$4.06
PLN16.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.41
|
$3.66
PLN14.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.05
|
$4.83
PLN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.64
|
$42.12
PLN166.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.07
|
$7.62
PLN30.18
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.56
|
$93.42
PLN370.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.52
|
$42.56
PLN168.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.32
|
$90.76
PLN359.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.41
|
$105.66
PLN418.55
|
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