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Russia

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 70.1% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 86.2% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.6% more for restaurants

	Sochi	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$11.51 PLN45.07	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$10.23 PLN40.06	+80.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB102.94	$2.24 PLN8.76	+85.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB52.66	$2.24 PLN8.78	+262.6%
Average			+47.6%

Sochi vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Sochi	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB69.20	$1.49 PLN5.83	+83.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$4.41 PLN17.28	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$4.07 PLN15.93	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB131.05	$3.89 PLN15.24	+152.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB186.62	$2.95 PLN11.56	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB49.03	$0.54 PLN2.13	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.68	$0.77 PLN3.03	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$0.77 PLN3.03	+24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB70.94	$1.83 PLN7.17	+119.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$0.40 PLN1.58	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.59	$0.41 PLN1.60	+53.9%
Average			+36.1%

Sochi vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Sochi	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB261.57	$6.61 PLN25.89	+115.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.12 PLN110.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$30,654.89 PLN120K	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB348.66	$12.78 PLN50.08	+212.2%
Average			+85.5%

Sochi vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Sochi	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB597.71	$16.12 PLN63.14	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB64,751.69	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB34,866.29	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	+132.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	+187.5%
Average			+103.8%

Sochi vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 86.2% more for childcare

	Sochi	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,896.86	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	+86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45
Average			+86.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$4.60 PLN18.03	+293.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$4.27 PLN16.72	+49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$6.39 PLN25.04	+137.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,151.66	$46.71 PLN182.96	+26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB231.86	$9.20 PLN36.05	+238.1%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Sochi	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,973.26	$107.88 PLN422.57	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,724.21	$39.61 PLN155.16	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,837.28	$106.17 PLN415.89	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$111.84 PLN438.08	+10.8%
Average			-9.4%

Sochi vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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