Cost of living comparison
China is 30.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in China instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.45
|
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,819.59
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Warsaw
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.51
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,416.73
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN924.69
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.11
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,678.06
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.54
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.01
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.29
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.29
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.27
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
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