Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Germany

Heilbronn vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Heilbronn is 4.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% more in Heilbronn
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Heilbronn
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Heilbronn
Housing: pay 9.8% less in Heilbronn
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Heilbronn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Heilbronn
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Heilbronn

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

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Heilbronn vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$16.80 €14.99	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$11.20 €9.99	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$3.51 €3.13	+56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$2.10 €1.87	-6.4%
Average			+27.2%

Warsaw vs. Heilbronn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$2.08 €1.86	+39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$7.12 €6.36	+61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$4.64 €4.14	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$3.53 €3.15	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$6.78 €6.05	+129.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$1.52 €1.36	+179.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.80 €0.71	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.96 €0.86	+24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$2.35 €2.10	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$0.57 €0.51	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.62 €0.55	+51.5%
Average			+43.4%

Warsaw vs. Heilbronn - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$7.80 €6.96	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$67.74 €60.46	+140.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$30,434.41 €27,163.87	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	??
Average			+35.8%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$49.22 €43.94	+205.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$960.17 €856.99	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$810.13 €723.07	-14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$240.40 €214.56	-8.5%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$503.88 €449.73	-14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$4,478.94 €3,997.63	-69.0%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$4.48 €4.00	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$3.36 €3.00	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$9.46 €8.44	+48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$33.57 €29.96	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$15.68 €13.99	+70.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Heilbronn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$63.08 €56.30	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$24.26 €21.65	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$79.78 €71.21	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$82.11 €73.29	-26.6%
Average			-33.3%

Warsaw vs. Heilbronn - Cost of clothing

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