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Warsaw vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 20.9% more expensive than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 25.6% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Skelleftea. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK139.07	$10.94 PLN39.96	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK127.57	$9.57 PLN34.97	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.18	$2.25 PLN8.23	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.26	$1.92 PLN7.02	-5.7%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK25.51	$1.46 PLN5.34	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK55.53	$5.39 PLN19.69	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK59.65	$4.34 PLN15.84	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK46.07	$3.70 PLN13.51	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK49.58	$3.39 PLN12.38	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.35	$0.61 PLN2.23	-49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.04	$0.83 PLN3.02	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.22	$0.96 PLN3.52	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK15.88	$1.57 PLN5.74	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.42	$0.48 PLN1.75	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK6.96	$0.54 PLN1.97	-26.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK69.02	$6.61 PLN24.16	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK520.28	$30.08 PLN109.90	-45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK309,165.13	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK247.63	$13.67 PLN49.95	-47.8%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK266.48	$17.42 PLN63.67	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,506.15	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK7,994.27	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,250.96	$267.55 PLN977.67	+102.1%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,417.42	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	+291.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK55,029.39	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	+173.7%
Average			+232.3%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK80.04	$4.92 PLN17.98	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK44.86	$4.22 PLN15.40	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK69.04	$5.95 PLN21.73	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,075.57	$46.75 PLN170.84	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK150.08	$9.57 PLN34.97	-39.7%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Skelleftea	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK933.83	$99.57 PLN363.85	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK324.84	$48.35 PLN176.67	+40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK800.43	$98.47 PLN359.81	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,550.83	$115.26 PLN421.18	-29.8%
Average			+7.0%

Skelleftea vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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