Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.4% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Italy instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.45
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,819.59
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.51
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,416.73
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN924.69
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.11
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,678.06
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.54
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.01
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.29
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.29
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.27
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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