Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United Kingdom

Blackpool vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Blackpool is 16.2% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Blackpool
Groceries: pay 50.9% more in Blackpool
Transportation: pay 57.2% more in Blackpool
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Blackpool
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Blackpool
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Blackpool
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Blackpool

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

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Blackpool vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$19.82 £14.82	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$10.24 £7.66	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$1.88 £1.41	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$1.06 £0.79	-52.9%
Average			+16.5%

Warsaw vs. Blackpool - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$1.99 £1.49	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$6.61 £4.94	+49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$6.49 £4.85	+59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$3.48 £2.60	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$4.19 £3.13	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$2.13 £1.59	+291.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.77 £0.58	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.23 £0.92	+59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$1.24 £0.92	-32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.00 £0.75	+148.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.90 £0.67	+120.2%
Average			+50.9%

Warsaw vs. Blackpool - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$7.13 £5.33	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$83.91 £62.74	+198.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$37,376.84 £27,946.37	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$32.31 £24.16	+152.7%
Average			+57.2%

Warsaw vs. Blackpool - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$44.05 £32.93	+173.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$869.95 £650.45	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$704.77 £526.95	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$292.74 £218.88	+11.4%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$914.87 £684.04	+55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$52,857.48 £39,521.11	+265.6%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$4.63 £3.46	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$3.57 £2.67	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$19.82 £14.82	+210.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$33.04 £24.70	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$13.21 £9.88	+43.6%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Blackpool
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$99.11 £74.10	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$61.67 £46.11	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$80.94 £60.52	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$79.29 £59.28	-29.1%
Average			-6.2%

Warsaw vs. Blackpool - Cost of clothing

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