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Warsaw vs. Szczecin Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 36.3% more expensive than Szczecin.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 46.0% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 75.2% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 49.0% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Szczecin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.50	$10.94 PLN39.43	+14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.89 PLN32.03	$9.57 PLN34.50	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 PLN6.98	$2.25 PLN8.12	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 PLN5.75	$1.92 PLN6.93	+20.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 PLN4.82	$1.46 PLN5.27	+9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 PLN17.36	$5.39 PLN19.42	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66 PLN13.18	$4.34 PLN15.63	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.25 PLN11.72	$3.70 PLN13.33	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 PLN10.57	$3.39 PLN12.21	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.56	$0.61 PLN2.20	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.85	$0.83 PLN2.98	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 PLN2.31	$0.96 PLN3.47	+50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 PLN3.77	$1.57 PLN5.67	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.53	$0.48 PLN1.72	+12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.77	$0.54 PLN1.94	+10.1%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 PLN23.37	$6.61 PLN23.84	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.34 PLN98.57	$30.08 PLN108.42	+10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,599.82 PLN121,128.73	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.25 PLN36.96	$13.67 PLN49.28	+33.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 46.0% more for housing

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.77 PLN64.07	$17.42 PLN62.81	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.85 PLN2,267.04	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.88 PLN1,913.84	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	+71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.15 PLN721.56	$267.55 PLN964.54	+33.7%
Average			+46.0%

Szczecin vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.94 PLN1,355.29	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,202.41 PLN29,570.04	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	+94.3%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.28 PLN11.83	$4.92 PLN17.74	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 PLN11.99	$4.22 PLN15.20	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 PLN19.22	$5.95 PLN21.43	+11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.08 PLN108.42	$46.75 PLN168.55	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.64	$9.57 PLN34.50	+40.0%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

	Szczecin	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15 PLN216.85	$99.57 PLN358.97	+65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 PLN110.89	$48.35 PLN174.29	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.54 PLN254.30	$98.47 PLN354.98	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.13 PLN310.49	$115.26 PLN415.52	+33.8%
Average			+49.0%

Szczecin vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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