Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Swindon Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 17.5% cheaper than Swindon.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of clothing and childcare in Warsaw are more expensive than in Swindon. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Swindon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Swindon	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.31	$11.51 PLN45.22	-43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.90	$10.23 PLN40.19	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 £1.96	$2.24 PLN8.79	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 £1.22	$2.24 PLN8.81	+37.6%
Average			-22.5%

Swindon vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Swindon	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 £1.25	$1.49 PLN5.85	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 £3.08	$4.41 PLN17.33	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 £4.33	$4.07 PLN15.99	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.33 £3.24	$3.89 PLN15.29	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.07	$2.95 PLN11.60	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$0.54 PLN2.14	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.77 PLN3.04	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 £0.90	$0.77 PLN3.04	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 £1.38	$1.83 PLN7.20	-0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 £0.70	$0.40 PLN1.58	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 £0.50	$0.41 PLN1.60	-39.2%
Average			-27.8%

Swindon vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Swindon	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 £5.75	$6.61 PLN25.98	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.18 £68.17	$28.12 PLN110.53	-69.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,376.84 £27,946.37	$30,654.89 PLN120K	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.57 £12.39	$12.78 PLN50.24	-22.9%
Average			-35.1%

Swindon vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Swindon	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.47 £28.76	$16.12 PLN63.35	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,215.72 £908.99	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,105.29 £826.41	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.80 £182.28	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	+7.8%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Swindon	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.29 £889.23	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	-50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,358.43 £4,006.45	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	+169.8%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Swindon	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.55 £4.15	$4.60 PLN18.09	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 £3.53	$4.27 PLN16.78	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.19 £17.34	$6.39 PLN25.12	-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 £27.66	$46.71 PLN183.57	+26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.88 £10.37	$9.20 PLN36.17	-33.7%
Average			-20.6%

Swindon vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Swindon	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 £65.87	$107.88 PLN423.98	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.05 £32.93	$39.61 PLN155.68	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.59 £61.75	$106.17 PLN417.28	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.89 £64.22	$111.84 PLN439.54	+30.2%
Average			+16.5%

Swindon vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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