Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 42.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of London, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
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pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
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pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
London
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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