Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Belgium

Charleroi vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 37.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 54.5% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 96.1% more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Charleroi

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

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Charleroi vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.82	$22.39 €19.89	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.84	$13.44 €11.94	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.72	$2.16 €1.92	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.73	$2.13 €1.89	-5.1%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 54.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.80	$2.52 €2.24	+69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.18	$8.62 €7.66	+95.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.85	$4.41 €3.92	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.15	$3.71 €3.29	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.50	$5.42 €4.82	+83.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.12	$1.17 €1.04	+114.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.03 €0.92	+33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.20 €1.06	+54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.14	$1.51 €1.34	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.57	$0.96 €0.86	+138.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.51 €0.45	+24.4%
Average			+54.5%

Warsaw vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.75	$7.05 €6.26	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.57	$41.43 €36.80	+47.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$30,232.86 €26,856.94	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.80	$27.10 €24.07	+112.0%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.79	$47.40 €42.11	+194.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,589.92	$802.48 €712.87	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,702.56	$821.14 €729.45	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,023.51	$156.74 €139.24	-40.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 96.1% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,290.95	$1,623.62 €1,442.32	+176.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,326.67	$16,796.03 €14,920.52	+16.2%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.93	$3.25 €2.88	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.63	$2.99 €2.65	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.90	$12.54 €11.14	+96.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.96	$31.72 €28.18	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.86	$15.12 €13.43	+64.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN420.27	$111.27 €98.84	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN154.32	$51.94 €46.14	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN413.63	$89.58 €79.58	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN435.70	$89.58 €79.58	-19.9%
Average			-0.3%

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