Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Trier Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 6.3% more expensive than Trier.

Restaurants
pay 37.2% less in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 24.7% less in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 32.8% less in Warsaw
Housing
pay 0.8% more in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.7% less in Warsaw
Clothing
pay 28.1% less in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Trier Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.2% less for restaurants

 
Trier
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$10.94
PLN40.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.19
$9.57
PLN35.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.33
€2.89
$2.25
PLN8.39

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

 
Trier
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
€1.99
$1.46
PLN5.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.36
€6.40
$5.39
PLN20.07
Milk (1 gallon) $4.80
€4.17
$4.34
PLN16.15

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

 
Trier
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€6.65
$6.61
PLN24.63
Monthly public transit pass $62.49
€54.33
$30.08
PLN112.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,703.71
€28,436.92
$32,809.65
PLN122K

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pay 0.8% more for housing

 
Trier
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
€39.00
$17.42
PLN64.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $677.43
€589.05
$1,140.63
PLN4,248.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $729.99
€634.75
$907.87
PLN3,381.94

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Trier
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $550.90
€479.03
$586.39
PLN2,184.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,503.97
€3,046.81
$15,933.95
PLN59,355.80

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Trier
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.08
$4.92
PLN18.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.86
€4.22
$4.22
PLN15.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.58
€8.33
$5.95
PLN22.15

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

 
Trier
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$116.21
€101.05
$99.57
PLN370.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.29
€54.17
$48.35
PLN180.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.71
€126.70
$98.47
PLN366.80

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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: April 2026
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