Cost of living comparison

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Cosenza vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Cosenza is 8.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 10.7% more in Cosenza
Groceries
pay 22.2% more in Cosenza
Transportation
pay 8.5% more in Cosenza
Housing
pay 17.5% less in Cosenza
Childcare
pay 65.0% less in Cosenza
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.2% less in Cosenza
Clothing
pay 11.7% less in Cosenza

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

Cosenza vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.7% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.28
$17.52
€14.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.37
$11.68
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.09
$2.25
€1.92

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.25
$1.67
€1.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.35
$6.13
€5.24
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.57
$4.38
€3.74

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN23.75
$7.81
€6.67
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN108.02
$40.88
€34.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN117,835.15
$33,842.50
€28,896.82

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pay 17.5% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN62.58
$32.23
€27.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,096.53
$525.60
€448.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,260.61
$350.40
€299.19

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,106.01
$303.68
€259.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,226.42
$2,919.97
€2,493.25

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.68
$5.26
€4.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.14
$1.68
€1.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.35
$7.01
€5.98

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Cosenza
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN357.62
$71.54
€61.08
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN173.64
$37.96
€32.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN353.64
$103.82
€88.65

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