Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Albania

Durres vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 24.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Durres
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Durres
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Durres
Housing: pay 48.2% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% less in Durres
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Durres

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Durres.

Durres vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.27	$11.66 ALL955	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.24	$13.26 ALL1,085	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.30	$1.75 ALL143	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.08	$0.78 ALL64	-59.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.38	$1.12 ALL92	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.84	$5.72 ALL469	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.96	$7.64 ALL626	+76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.61	$3.66 ALL300	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.47	$3.55 ALL291	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.24	$0.59 ALL48	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.11 ALL91	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.54	$0.69 ALL57	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.79	$0.53 ALL43	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.76	$0.50 ALL41	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.99	$0.48 ALL40	-10.5%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.35	$8.38 ALL686	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN110.76	$18.68 ALL1,529	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN121K	$15,666.91 ALL1M	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.34	$22.90 ALL1,875	+67.5%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 48.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.16	$18.56 ALL1,520	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,200.45	$430.01 ALL35,208	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,343.33	$342.73 ALL28,062	-62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN985.28	$66.78 ALL5,468	-75.0%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,159.43	$180.77 ALL14,801	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,678.18	$4,519.30 ALL370K	-71.6%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.12	$2.77 ALL227	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.52	$2.23 ALL183	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.89	$4.28 ALL350	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN172.17	$38.16 ALL3,125	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.24	$7.23 ALL592	-24.4%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN366.69	$39.17 ALL3,207	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN178.04	$40.67 ALL3,330	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN362.61	$87.37 ALL7,154	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN424.46	$158.68 ALL12,992	+37.7%
Average			-12.6%

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