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Warsaw vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 42.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 92.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 57.3% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 54.5% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$10.94 PLN39.96	+4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$9.57 PLN34.97	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$2.25 PLN8.23	+39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.92 PLN7.02	+65.1%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.46 PLN5.34	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$5.39 PLN19.69	+5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$4.34 PLN15.84	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$3.70 PLN13.51	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$3.39 PLN12.38	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.61 PLN2.23	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.83 PLN3.02	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.96 PLN3.52	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.57 PLN5.74	+86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.48 PLN1.75	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.54 PLN1.97	-27.5%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$6.61 PLN24.16	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$30.08 PLN109.90	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$13.67 PLN49.95	+6.3%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 92.6% more for housing

	Santiago	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$17.42 PLN63.67	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	+127.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	+114.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$267.55 PLN977.67	+149.1%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 57.3% more for childcare

	Santiago	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	+36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	+78.6%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$4.92 PLN17.98	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$4.22 PLN15.40	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$5.95 PLN21.73	+6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$46.75 PLN170.84	+45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$9.57 PLN34.97	+51.9%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 54.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$99.57 PLN363.85	+85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$48.35 PLN176.67	+57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$98.47 PLN359.81	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$115.26 PLN421.18	+42.1%
Average			+54.5%

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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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