Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 5.6% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr131.19
|
$9.33
zł37.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.16
|
$1.61
zł6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$1.47
zł5.88
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr53.25
|
$4.21
zł16.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr59.28
|
$3.58
zł14.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$2.59
zł10.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$0.41
zł1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$0.66
zł2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$0.74
zł2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.34
zł5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$0.39
zł1.55
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr83.77
|
$6.19
zł24.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr978.85
|
$25.65
zł102.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$7.46
zł29.83
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr75.68
|
$3.26
zł13.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr41.37
|
$3.15
zł12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$33.98
zł135.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$6.99
zł27.97
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$94.44
zł377.58
|
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