Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.47
zł5.88
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$2.59
zł10.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$0.41
zł1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.66
zł2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.74
zł2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.34
zł5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.39
zł1.55
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$7.46
zł29.83
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$33.98
zł135.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$6.99
zł27.97
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$94.44
zł377.58
|
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