Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$9.33
zł37.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$1.61
zł6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$1.47
zł5.88
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$4.21
zł16.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$3.58
zł14.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$2.59
zł10.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$0.41
zł1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.66
zł2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$0.74
zł2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$1.34
zł5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.39
zł1.55
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$6.19
zł24.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$25.65
zł102.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$7.46
zł29.83
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$3.26
zł13.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$3.15
zł12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$33.98
zł135.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$6.99
zł27.97
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$94.44
zł377.58
|
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