Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 29.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Poland, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.27
|
$10.16
PLN39.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.83
|
$8.38
PLN32.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.74
|
$1.81
PLN7.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
$1.70
PLN6.66
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
$1.10
PLN4.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.55
|
$4.61
PLN18.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.07
|
$3.88
PLN15.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.19
|
$3.08
PLN12.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.71
|
$2.68
PLN10.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
$0.74
PLN2.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
$1.38
PLN5.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.78
|
$6.40
PLN25.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.52
|
$27.94
PLN109.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,893.51
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,637.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.16
|
$8.13
PLN31.88
|
|
pay 48.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.62
|
$16.13
PLN63.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,318.77
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,347.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,883.58
|
$848.90
PLN3,329.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN744.09
|
$229.74
PLN901.12
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,183.37
|
$527.99
PLN2,070.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,284.69
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,258.47
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.47
|
$4.06
PLN15.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
$3.66
PLN14.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.16
|
$4.83
PLN18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.13
|
$42.12
PLN165.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.04
|
$7.62
PLN29.89
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.47
|
$93.42
PLN366.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN145.14
|
$42.56
PLN166.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.53
|
$90.76
PLN355.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.51
|
$105.66
PLN414.42
|
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