Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 14.1% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
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