Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 42.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of London, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.00
|
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.90
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.37
|
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.89
|
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.44
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.30
|
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.21
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.11
|
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.39
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.54
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.72
|
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£199.97
|
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.30
|
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.23
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,194.28
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,597.63
|
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£204.30
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,806.54
|
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,592.66
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.40
|
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.72
|
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.30
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£50.83
|
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.50
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
London
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£75.05
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.13
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£88.93
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£104.79
|
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
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