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Warsaw vs. Sopot Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 22.1% more expensive than Sopot.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 1.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 78.8% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Sopot Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Sopot	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$10.94 PLN39.73
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 PLN29.80	$9.57 PLN34.76	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 PLN7.57	$2.25 PLN8.19	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 PLN6.62	$1.92 PLN6.98	+5.4%
Average			+10.1%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Sopot	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 PLN4.85	$1.46 PLN5.31	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 PLN17.38	$5.39 PLN19.57	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 PLN13.72	$4.34 PLN15.75	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.34 PLN12.12	$3.70 PLN13.43	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 PLN10.94	$3.39 PLN12.30	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 PLN1.92	$0.61 PLN2.21	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN2.98	$0.83 PLN3.00	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.85	$0.96 PLN3.49	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 PLN4.27	$1.57 PLN5.71	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.53	$0.48 PLN1.74	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.54 PLN1.96	-0.3%
Average			+13.2%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Sopot	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 PLN23.88	$6.61 PLN24.02	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.54 PLN118.19	$30.08 PLN109.25	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.84 PLN35.76	$13.67 PLN49.66	+38.9%
Average			+10.6%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.2% more for housing

	Sopot	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 PLN69.95	$17.42 PLN63.29	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,002.52 PLN3,641.82	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,103.63 PLN4,009.13	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$226.16 PLN821.55	$267.55 PLN971.93	+18.3%
Average			+1.2%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 78.8% more for childcare

	Sopot	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$382.78 PLN1,390.51	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	+53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,797.76 PLN28,326.76	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	+104.3%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sopot	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 PLN13.91	$4.92 PLN17.88	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 PLN15.15	$4.22 PLN15.31	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.47 PLN19.86	$5.95 PLN21.60	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.59 PLN136.57	$46.75 PLN169.84	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.83	$9.57 PLN34.76	+40.0%
Average			+20.6%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Sopot	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.04 PLN301.65	$99.57 PLN361.72	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.44 PLN146.90	$48.35 PLN175.63	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.36 PLN320.97	$98.47 PLN357.70	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.83 PLN319.07	$115.26 PLN418.71	+31.2%
Average			+20.5%

Sopot vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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