Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Norway

Haugesund vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Haugesund is 37.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in Haugesund
Groceries: pay 94.5% more in Haugesund
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Haugesund
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Haugesund
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Haugesund
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% more in Haugesund
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Haugesund

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Haugesund are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Haugesund.

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Haugesund vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$21.93 NOK207.42	+90.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$14.20 NOK134.33	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$5.17 NOK48.89	+131.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$4.00 NOK37.86	+78.5%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 94.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.90 NOK36.87	+161.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$5.86 NOK55.43	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$8.37 NOK79.14	+105.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$4.75 NOK44.94	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$6.86 NOK64.89	+132.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.40 NOK13.29	+158.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.99 NOK9.41	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.60 NOK15.13	+106.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.94 NOK18.37	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.12 NOK10.59	+177.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.50 NOK14.14	+266.2%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$9.08 NOK85.88	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$68.39 NOK646.94	+143.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$44,671.46 NOK423K	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$26.90 NOK254.43	+110.4%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$56.36 NOK533.16	+249.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,551.78 NOK14,679.70	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,082.38 NOK10,239.16	+13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$214.39 NOK2,028.07	-18.4%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$239.36 NOK2,264.30	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$2,975.66 NOK28,149.46	-79.4%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$11.49 NOK108.65	+149.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$4.66 NOK44.12	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$17.37 NOK164.35	+171.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$49.49 NOK468.17	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$16.97 NOK160.50	+84.3%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Haugesund
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$98.28 NOK929.67	-8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$53.75 NOK508.43	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$86.97 NOK822.75	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$153.10 NOK1,448.30	+36.9%
Average			+8.5%

Warsaw vs. Haugesund - Cost of clothing

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