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Warsaw vs. North Shore Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 0.1% cheaper than North Shore.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in North Shore. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. North Shore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of North Shore, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	North Shore	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$10.94 PLN39.28	-24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 NZ$15.03	$9.57 PLN34.37	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 NZ$3.76	$2.25 PLN8.09	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 NZ$3.81	$1.92 PLN6.90	-12.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	North Shore	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 NZ$2.52	$1.46 PLN5.25	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 NZ$6.96	$5.39 PLN19.35	+34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 NZ$11.07	$4.34 PLN15.57	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.71 NZ$9.92	$3.70 PLN13.28	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18 NZ$7.25	$3.39 PLN12.17	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.11	$0.61 PLN2.19	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.64	$0.83 PLN2.97	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NZ$2.40	$0.96 PLN3.46	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 NZ$3.55	$1.57 PLN5.65	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.40	$0.48 PLN1.72	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 NZ$1.14	$0.54 PLN1.94	-17.5%
Average			-20.4%

North Shore vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	North Shore	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 NZ$10.60	$6.61 PLN23.75	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.02 NZ$107.75	$30.08 PLN108.02	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,077.19 NZ$40,092.42	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.27 NZ$26.52	$13.67 PLN49.10	-10.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	North Shore	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 NZ$84.30	$17.42 PLN62.58	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,013.76 NZ$1,761.23	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$764.53 NZ$1,328.23	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.26 NZ$203.72	$267.55 PLN960.91	+128.2%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	North Shore	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$878.54 NZ$1,526.30	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,628.73 NZ$23,677.44	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	+16.9%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	North Shore	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$12.03	$4.92 PLN17.68	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$6.01	$4.22 PLN15.14	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.23 NZ$42.10	$5.95 PLN21.35	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.69 NZ$48.11	$46.75 PLN167.92	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.85 NZ$24.06	$9.57 PLN34.37	-30.9%
Average			-8.9%

North Shore vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	North Shore	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.87 NZ$117.91	$99.57 PLN357.62	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 NZ$67.66	$48.35 PLN173.64	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 NZ$157.03	$98.47 PLN353.64	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$115.26 PLN413.96	+5.1%
Average			+21.2%

North Shore vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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