Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United Kingdom

High Wycombe vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 36.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 28.4% more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in High Wycombe

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

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High Wycombe vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$26.43 £19.76	+129.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$9.25 £6.92	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$2.95 £2.21	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$2.16 £1.61	-3.9%
Average			+43.8%

Warsaw vs. High Wycombe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$1.63 £1.22	+9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$4.96 £3.71	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$6.50 £4.86	+59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$5.01 £3.74	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$3.90 £2.91	+32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$1.40 £1.05	+157.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.60 £0.45	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.38 £1.03	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$1.52 £1.13	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$0.74 £0.55	+83.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.54 £0.40	+32.1%
Average			+33.4%

Warsaw vs. High Wycombe - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$7.40 £5.53	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$79.29 £59.28	+181.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$31.77 £23.75	+148.5%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 28.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$40.48 £30.27	+151.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$1,321.44 £988.03	+39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$242.52 £181.33	-7.7%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+385.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+147.3%
Average			+246.6%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$5.29 £3.95	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$4.76 £3.56	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$21.31 £15.93	+233.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$44.05 £32.93	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$13.21 £9.88	+43.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$66.07 £49.40	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$46.25 £34.58	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$66.07 £49.40	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$85.89 £64.22	-23.2%
Average			-23.5%

Warsaw vs. High Wycombe - Cost of clothing

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