Cost of living comparison
Athens is 20.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Athens instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
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Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
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pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
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pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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