Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United Kingdom

Belfast vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Belfast is 28.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Belfast
Groceries: pay 59.7% more in Belfast
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Belfast
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Belfast
Childcare: pay 71.0% more in Belfast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Belfast
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Belfast

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

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Belfast vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Belfast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$23.79 £17.78	+106.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$10.57 £7.90	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$2.83 £2.12	+26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$1.95 £1.46	-13.2%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Belfast
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$2.33 £1.74	+56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$5.36 £4.01	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$6.95 £5.19	+70.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$4.51 £3.37	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$4.91 £3.67	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$1.44 £1.08	+164.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.91 £0.68	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.52 £1.14	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$1.84 £1.37	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.05 £0.79	+160.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.71 £0.53	+72.7%
Average			+59.7%

Warsaw vs. Belfast - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Belfast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$8.02 £5.99	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$98.45 £73.61	+250.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$16.78 £12.55	+31.3%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Warsaw	Belfast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$45.77 £34.22	+184.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$1,161.01 £868.08	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$915.02 £684.15	-3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$204.25 £152.71	-22.3%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 71.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Belfast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$1,402.93 £1,048.96	+138.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$17,718.62 £13,248.07	+22.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Belfast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$7.93 £5.93	+72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$4.80 £3.59	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$23.46 £17.54	+266.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$47.57 £35.57	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$14.54 £10.87	+57.9%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Belfast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$82.25 £61.50	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$45.84 £34.28	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$106.53 £79.65	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$101.56 £75.94	-9.2%
Average			-5.3%

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