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East London vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

East London is 35.9% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in East London
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in East London
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in East London
Housing: pay 10.5% less in East London
Childcare: pay 76.1% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in East London
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in East London

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in East London.

East London vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.04 ZAR17.55	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.91 ZAR15.36	-52.8%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Warsaw	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$0.72 ZAR12.24	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-4.1%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.92 ZAR83.28	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$22.33 ZAR377.91	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-64.6%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+162.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-66.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 76.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-72.9%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-60.9%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-23.4%
Average			-26.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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