Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Netherlands

Arnhem vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Arnhem is 36.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in Arnhem
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Arnhem
Transportation: pay 83.5% more in Arnhem
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Arnhem
Childcare: pay 6.3% less in Arnhem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% more in Arnhem
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Arnhem

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

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Arnhem vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$22.39 €19.99	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.06	$13.44 €11.99	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.76	$3.32 €2.97	+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.78	$2.88 €2.57	+28.5%
Average			+58.4%

Warsaw vs. Arnhem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.83	$2.02 €1.80	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.28	$6.51 €5.81	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.93	$5.45 €4.87	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.24	$5.22 €4.66	+34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.56	$6.53 €5.83	+121.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.13	$1.25 €1.12	+129.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$1.12 €1.00	+45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$0.84 €0.75	+8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.17	$2.46 €2.19	+34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$0.87 €0.77	+115.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.10 €0.98	+168.7%
Average			+63.5%

Warsaw vs. Arnhem - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.89	$9.16 €8.18	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.17	$111.97 €99.95	+298.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$41,419.02 €36,971.36	+35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.08	$22.61 €20.18	+76.8%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.14	$41.99 €37.48	+160.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	$1,426.86 €1,273.64	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	$1,162.85 €1,037.98	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	$214.99 €191.91	-18.2%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	$1,250.37 €1,116.10	+112.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	$5,971.92 €5,330.65	-58.7%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.03	$5.60 €5.00	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.72	$4.20 €3.75	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.04	$14.00 €12.49	+119.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN182.96	$41.06 €36.65	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.05	$14.56 €12.99	+58.1%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Arnhem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN422.57	$96.73 €86.34	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.16	$28.74 €25.65	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN415.89	$106.19 €94.79
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN438.08	$154.90 €138.26	+38.5%
Average			-2.6%

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