Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 10.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Italy, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
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