Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Poland
  4. Warsaw
  5. Comparison
GBP
COMPARED TO
PLN

Warsaw is 29.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.

If you lived in Warsaw instead of United Kingdom, you would:
local_dining

pay 34.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
£12.75
$6.56
zł24.30
-60.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.16
£5.53
$5.77
zł21.38
-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
£1.32
$1.19
zł4.41
-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.23
£0.95
$0.91
zł3.36
-26.1%
Average -34.0%
United Kingdom vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
£0.99
$0.91
zł3.36
-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.53
£2.73
$3.81
zł14.13
+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.37
£3.37
$2.88
zł10.66
-34.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.45
£1.89
$2.25
zł8.33
-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.31
£2.56
$2.15
zł7.95
-35.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.05
£0.81
$0.45
zł1.68
-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.66
£0.51
$0.59
zł2.19
-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.95
£0.73
$0.71
zł2.63
-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.03
£0.79
$0.82
zł3.04
-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.71
£0.55
$0.35
zł1.29
-50.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.58
£0.45
$0.40
zł1.48
-31.2%
Average -26.8%
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drive_eta

pay 40.1% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.24
£4.82
$4.87
zł18.05
-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass $90.78
£70.13
$28.85
zł106.92
-68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,437.61
£18,880.98
$20,984.55
zł77,760.30
-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.77
£12.96
$7.34
zł27.22
-56.2%
Average -40.1%
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home

pay 30.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.34
£31.17
$14.67
zł54.37
-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.41
£757.48
$765.57
zł2,836.88
-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $798.08
£616.61
$576.04
zł2,134.59
-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $155.53
£120.16
$140.07
zł519.04
-9.9%
Average -30.8%
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child_care

pay 54.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,156.61
£893.62
$384.24
zł1,423.85
-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,884.71
£12,272.84
$9,132.17
zł33,840.13
-42.5%
Average -54.6%
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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.49
£3.47
$2.62
zł9.72
-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
£2.70
$2.83
zł10.48
-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.58
£10.49
$4.59
zł17.01
-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $42.89
£33.14
$29.58
zł109.63
-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.43
£9.61
$7.87
zł29.16
-36.7%
Average -38.9%
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store

pay 22.4% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $73.87
£57.07
$94.14
zł348.84
+27.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.88
£29.27
$44.49
zł164.87
+17.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.02
£61.05
$82.15
zł304.42
+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $78.98
£61.02
$111.02
zł411.39
+40.6%
Average +22.4%
United Kingdom vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing
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