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Warsaw vs. Chelyabinsk Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than Chelyabinsk.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 68.3% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Warsaw are more expensive than in Chelyabinsk. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Chelyabinsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.19 RUB657.79	$11.51 PLN45.22	+40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 RUB422.87	$10.23 PLN40.19	+94.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 RUB90.40	$2.24 PLN8.79	+98.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 RUB54.03	$2.24 PLN8.81	+233.3%
Average			+77.6%

Chelyabinsk vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RUB54.82	$1.49 PLN5.85	+118.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 RUB422.87	$4.41 PLN17.33	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19 RUB336.75	$4.07 PLN15.99	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 RUB112.76	$3.89 PLN15.29	+177.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 RUB170.50	$2.95 PLN11.60	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 RUB68.20	$0.54 PLN2.14	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB61.81	$0.77 PLN3.04	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB52.57	$0.77 PLN3.04	+18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 RUB93.77	$1.83 PLN7.20	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 RUB23.30	$0.40 PLN1.58	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.37	$0.41 PLN1.60	+61.0%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB246.68	$6.61 PLN25.98	+115.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.72 RUB1,503.53	$28.12 PLN110.53	+50.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$30,654.89 PLN120K	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 RUB308.22	$12.78 PLN50.24	+233.2%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.77 RUB704.78	$16.12 PLN63.35	+83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$378.23 RUB30,383.80	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	+211.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.99 RUB24,902.18	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	+206.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.82 RUB5,609.06	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	+276.3%
Average			+210.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.24 RUB27,251.45	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	+73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,626.32 RUB291K	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	+298.7%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.51 RUB281.91	$4.60 PLN18.09	+31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 RUB209.08	$4.27 PLN16.78	+64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 RUB225.53	$6.39 PLN25.12	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 RUB2,270.95	$46.71 PLN183.57	+65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.85 RUB469.85	$9.20 PLN36.17	+57.4%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 68.3% more for clothing

	Chelyabinsk	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.79 RUB3,758.82	$107.88 PLN423.98	+130.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.24 RUB2,349.26	$39.61 PLN155.68	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.73 RUB7,047.79	$106.17 PLN417.28	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.64 RUB4,228.67	$111.84 PLN439.54	+112.5%
Average			+68.3%

Chelyabinsk vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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