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Warsaw vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 27.2% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 84.5% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Poland	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN36.84	$9.90 PLN41.07	+11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN31.09	$8.66 PLN35.94	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN7.22	$1.79 PLN7.44	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.95	$1.79 PLN7.43	+24.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Poland	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.92	$1.09 PLN4.52	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN17.87	$4.36 PLN18.09	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN14.87	$3.80 PLN15.75	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN12.15	$3.02 PLN12.55	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN11.18	$2.54 PLN10.53	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.78	$0.45 PLN1.88	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.97	$0.75 PLN3.10	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN3.14	$0.82 PLN3.41	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.39 PLN5.75	+27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.52	$0.41 PLN1.72	+12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN2.03	$0.47 PLN1.94	-4.2%
Average			+4.7%

Poland vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Poland	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN25.19	$6.20 PLN25.73	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN117.56	$27.22 PLN112.95	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN124,944.52	$30,732.76 PLN127,520.59	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN32.11	$7.92 PLN32.86	+2.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Poland	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN59.77	$17.20 PLN71.35	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,497.81	$1,070.18 PLN4,440.55	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,984.53	$832.44 PLN3,454.05	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN763.54	$224.46 PLN931.36	+22.0%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 84.5% more for childcare

	Poland	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,319.69	$507.82 PLN2,107.13	+59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN24,942.84	$12,579.90 PLN52,198.25	+109.3%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN12.95	$3.71 PLN15.40	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN12.63	$3.66 PLN15.19	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN18.87	$4.76 PLN19.77	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN134.95	$42.25 PLN175.31	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN26.84	$8.66 PLN35.94	+33.9%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Poland	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN313.82	$89.45 PLN371.16	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN146.29	$41.56 PLN172.43	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN324.87	$88.32 PLN366.48	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN361.92	$102.18 PLN423.96	+17.1%
Average			+16.5%

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