Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 26.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of United States, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
United States
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
United States
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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