Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 12.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Warsaw
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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