Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Duisburg Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 3.4% cheaper than Duisburg.

Restaurants
pay 21.4% less in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 29.8% less in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 32.2% less in Warsaw
Housing
pay 41.8% more in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 40.2% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.3% less in Warsaw
Clothing
pay 16.3% less in Warsaw

The cost of housing and childcare in Warsaw are more expensive than in Duisburg. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Duisburg Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.4% less for restaurants

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.44
€11.96
$11.51
PLN44.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.88
€11.46
$10.23
PLN39.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.92
€3.49
$2.24
PLN8.69

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$2.08
€1.85
$1.49
PLN5.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
€6.41
$4.41
PLN17.13
Milk (1 gallon) $4.99
€4.44
$4.07
PLN15.80

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.51
€7.57
$6.61
PLN25.68
Monthly public transit pass $67.74
€60.29
$28.12
PLN109.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,914.63
€29,295.20
$30,654.89
PLN119K

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pay 41.8% more for housing

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.87
€36.37
$16.12
PLN62.61
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $701.62
€624.47
$1,178.19
PLN4,576.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $531.87
€473.39
$950.41
PLN3,692.09

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pay 40.2% more for childcare

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.96
€149.49
$588.07
PLN2,284.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,753.92
€22,921.91
$14,458.55
PLN56,167.35

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€4.98
$4.60
PLN17.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.42
€3.94
$4.27
PLN16.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.47
€9.32
$6.39
PLN24.83

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

 
Duisburg
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.04
€86.37
$107.88
PLN419.08
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.52
€43.19
$39.61
PLN153.88
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.97
€99.66
$106.17
PLN412.46

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