Cost of living comparison
France is 47.6% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in France instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.59
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.92
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 86.8% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.97
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.44
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.42
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.56
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 69.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.95
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.36
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.07
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.16
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.71
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł136.95
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.19
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.61
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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