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Bishops Stortford vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Bishops Stortford is 35.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Bishops Stortford
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Bishops Stortford
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Bishops Stortford
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Bishops Stortford
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bishops Stortford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% more in Bishops Stortford
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in Bishops Stortford

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Bishops Stortford are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bishops Stortford.

Bishops Stortford vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishops Stortford instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$20.03 £14.98	+83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$9.68 £7.24	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$1.74 £1.30	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$1.11 £0.83	-42.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.41 £1.05	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$4.07 £3.05	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$5.31 £3.97	+22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$3.61 £2.70	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$3.68 £2.76	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.42 £1.06	+133.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.68 £0.51	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.31 £0.98	+36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$1.29 £0.97	-17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.78 £0.59	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.69 £0.52	+27.8%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$7.18 £5.37	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$16.69 £12.48	+22.1%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$36.50 £27.30	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$1,246.40 £932.10	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$256.75 £192.00	-4.0%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+222.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+41.3%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$6.01 £4.49	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$4.23 £3.16	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$20.03 £14.98	+236.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$55.42 £41.45	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$10.35 £7.74	+8.2%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Bishops Stortford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$46.74 £34.95	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$40.06 £29.96	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$80.13 £59.92	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$96.82 £72.40	-16.0%
Average			-26.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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