Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Germany

Berlin vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 30.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 25.4% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Berlin

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Berlin are more expensive than in Warsaw.

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Berlin vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$16.80 €14.95	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$13.44 €11.96	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$3.44 €3.06	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$3.10 €2.76	+38.3%
Average			+40.7%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.40 €2.14	+61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$8.59 €7.65	+94.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$4.72 €4.20	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$4.47 €3.98	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$5.44 €4.84	+84.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.61 €1.43	+195.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.90 €0.81	+17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.52 €1.35	+96.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.70 €1.51	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$0.94 €0.84	+134.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.98 €0.87	+139.6%
Average			+66.5%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$8.66 €7.71	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$70.54 €62.79	+150.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$30.29 €26.96	+136.9%
Average			+54.1%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$48.20 €42.90	+199.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,114.14 €991.62	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$295.08 €262.63	+12.3%
Average			+25.4%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$144.45 €128.56	-75.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	+9.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$5.43 €4.83	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$4.34 €3.86	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$10.53 €9.37	+64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$40.06 €35.65	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$15.68 €13.95	+70.3%
Average			+19.8%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$95.44 €84.95	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$47.03 €41.86	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$104.60 €93.09	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$141.17 €125.65	+26.2%
Average			+6.9%

Warsaw vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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