Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 21.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$10.16
PLN40.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$8.38
PLN33.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$1.81
PLN7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$1.70
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$1.10
PLN4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$4.61
PLN18.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$3.88
PLN15.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$3.08
PLN12.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$2.68
PLN10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.74
PLN2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.85
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$1.38
PLN5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.54
PLN2.12
|
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pay 35.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$6.40
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$27.94
PLN110.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$31,011.90
PLN122,847.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$8.13
PLN32.20
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$16.13
PLN63.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$848.90
PLN3,362.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$229.74
PLN910.09
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$527.99
PLN2,091.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,798.57
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Warsaw
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$4.06
PLN16.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$3.66
PLN14.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$4.83
PLN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$42.12
PLN166.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$7.62
PLN30.18
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Warsaw
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$93.42
PLN370.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$42.56
PLN168.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$90.76
PLN359.52
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$105.66
PLN418.55
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