Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 11.1% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK142.88
|
$10.16
PLN39.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK98.58
|
$8.38
PLN32.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.14
|
$1.81
PLN7.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK20.81
|
$1.70
PLN6.58
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.08
|
$1.10
PLN4.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK53.88
|
$4.61
PLN17.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK56.68
|
$3.88
PLN15.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK41.54
|
$3.08
PLN11.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK53.99
|
$2.68
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.37
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.33
|
$0.74
PLN2.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.35
|
$0.85
PLN3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK20.57
|
$1.38
PLN5.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.18
|
$0.39
PLN1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.37
|
$0.54
PLN2.08
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK71.13
|
$6.40
PLN24.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK971.56
|
$27.94
PLN108.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK294,325.07
|
$31,011.90
PLN120,223.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK285.75
|
$8.13
PLN31.51
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK299.79
|
$16.13
PLN62.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK15,502.99
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,579.77
|
$848.90
PLN3,290.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,181.39
|
$229.74
PLN890.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,406.38
|
$527.99
PLN2,046.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK71,756.58
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,627.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK71.44
|
$4.06
PLN15.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK42.52
|
$3.66
PLN14.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK67.63
|
$4.83
PLN18.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK399.95
|
$42.12
PLN163.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK147.16
|
$7.62
PLN29.54
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK804.09
|
$93.42
PLN362.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK431.41
|
$42.56
PLN164.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK967.23
|
$90.76
PLN351.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,441.07
|
$105.66
PLN409.61
|
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