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Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt (Oder) is 6.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Transportation: pay 41.5% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Frankfurt (Oder)

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

Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt (Oder) instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$8.18 €7.02	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$8.18 €7.02	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.75 €1.50	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.46 €1.25	-24.0%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.21 €1.90	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$7.50 €6.44	+39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$4.52 €3.88	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$3.71 €3.18	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$6.53 €5.61	+92.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.45 €1.24	+137.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.75 €0.64	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.03 €0.88	+6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$2.17 €1.86	+37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.71 €0.61	+48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.76 €0.65	+40.7%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 41.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$7.62 €6.54	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$62.49 €53.66	+107.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$31,745.96 €27,263.78	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$19.97 €17.15	+46.1%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$49.80 €42.77	+185.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$800.07 €687.11	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$478.88 €411.26	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$264.16 €226.86	-1.3%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$438.00 €376.16	-25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$11,025.82 €9,469.10	-30.8%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.26 €4.51	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$1.17 €1.00	-72.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$9.87 €8.48	+66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$23.36 €20.06	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$14.02 €12.04	+46.5%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Frankfurt (Oder)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$40.88 €35.11	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$48.82 €41.93	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$95.14 €81.71	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$138.21 €118.70	+19.9%
Average			-10.3%

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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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