Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 85.4% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$97.85
€91.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$25.51
€23.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$39.59
€36.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$109.87
€102.63
|
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