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Poland

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Bolzano-Bozen vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Bolzano-Bozen is 11.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Bolzano-Bozen

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

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Bolzano-Bozen vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolzano-Bozen instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$17.07 €15.31	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$13.44 €12.05	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$3.36 €3.01	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.24 €2.01	-0.1%
Average			+36.8%

Warsaw vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.31 €2.97	+122.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$6.58 €5.90	+49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$6.99 €6.27	+71.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$5.52 €4.95	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$4.61 €4.14	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$0.97 €0.87	+79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.87 €0.78	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.20 €1.07	+54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.17 €1.05	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$0.85 €0.76	+110.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.74 €0.67	+82.1%
Average			+51.5%

Warsaw vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$8.06 €7.23	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$49.83 €44.70	+77.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$36,317.50 €32,582.25	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$21.27 €19.09	+66.4%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$27.99 €25.11	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$953.73 €855.64	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$860.52 €772.01	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$160.79 €144.25	-38.8%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$578.53 €519.03	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$6,718.41 €6,027.42	-53.5%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.60 €5.02	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$2.58 €2.31	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$7.84 €7.03	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$67.18 €60.27	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$12.32 €11.05	+33.8%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Bolzano-Bozen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$95.18 €85.39	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$44.79 €40.18	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$148.36 €133.11	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$164.23 €147.34	+46.8%
Average			+19.6%

Warsaw vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of clothing

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