Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 9.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,675
|
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,336
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK388
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK279
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,002
|
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK828
|
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK747
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,173
|
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,153
|
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,828
|
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,606,292
|
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,038
|
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,951
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,429
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,513
|
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,999
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,596
|
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,267
|
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK641
|
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,621
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,474
|
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,978
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,336
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,230
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,406
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,438
|
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
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