Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 5.7% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 22.4% less in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 38.3% less in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 35.4% less in Warsaw
Housing
pay 8.1% less in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.9% less in Warsaw
Clothing
pay 15.7% less in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.4% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.86
SEK151.61
$9.90
PLN40.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.16
SEK111.18
$8.66
PLN35.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
SEK28.06
$1.79
PLN7.27

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
SEK29.06
$1.09
PLN4.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
SEK57.89
$4.36
PLN17.68
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
SEK59.45
$3.80
PLN15.39

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.67
SEK73.00
$6.20
PLN25.14
Monthly public transit pass $94.22
SEK1,030.93
$27.22
PLN110.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,544.48
SEK312,310.87
$30,732.76
PLN124,628.89

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pay 8.1% less for housing

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.49
SEK366.43
$17.20
PLN69.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,542.54
SEK16,877.29
$1,070.18
PLN4,339.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $965.24
SEK10,560.86
$832.44
PLN3,375.73

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.54
SEK1,581.45
$507.82
PLN2,059.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,727.37
SEK62,664.32
$12,579.90
PLN51,014.58

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.30
SEK79.85
$3.71
PLN15.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
SEK46.73
$3.66
PLN14.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
SEK71.76
$4.76
PLN19.32

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

 
Stockholm
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.26
SEK987.61
$89.45
PLN362.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.14
SEK472.01
$41.56
PLN168.52
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.21
SEK1,162.05
$88.32
PLN358.17

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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: February 2025
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