Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw is 39.1% more expensive than Poland.

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Poland, you would:

pay 25.5% more for restaurants

 
Poland
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.88
zł27.51
$9.33
zł37.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
zł23.78
$6.82
zł27.27
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
zł5.19
$1.61
zł6.44

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

 
Poland
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
zł3.75
$1.04
zł4.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.34
zł13.36
$4.21
zł16.83
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
zł11.26
$3.58
zł14.32

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

 
Poland
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
zł22.72
$6.19
zł24.75
Monthly public transit pass $23.91
zł95.59
$25.65
zł102.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,787.24
zł79,107.07
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60

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pay 48.8% more for housing

 
Poland
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.94
zł51.73
$13.86
zł55.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $480.05
zł1,919.18
$888.26
zł3,551.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $406.85
zł1,626.53
$687.84
zł2,749.91

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Poland
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $228.50
zł913.53
$442.43
zł1,768.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,467.72
zł17,861.41
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
zł9.34
$3.26
zł13.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
zł9.79
$3.15
zł12.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.13
zł16.51
$4.20
zł16.78

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

 
Poland
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.65
zł258.46
$77.81
zł311.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.33
zł121.26
$33.95
zł135.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.37
zł265.36
$85.04
zł340.00

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