Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Spain

Marbella vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Marbella is 34.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Marbella
Groceries: pay 80.8% more in Marbella
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Marbella
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Marbella
Childcare: pay 45.7% more in Marbella
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Marbella
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Marbella

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

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Marbella vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Marbella
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$22.39 €19.93	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$14.11 €12.56	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$3.32 €2.96	+48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$3.30 €2.94	+47.3%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 80.8% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Marbella
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$1.82 €1.62	+22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$6.72 €5.98	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$6.55 €5.83	+61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$4.18 €3.72	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$4.03 €3.59	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.65 €1.47	+203.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.23 €1.09	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.90 €1.70	+146.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.40 €1.24	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$1.93 €1.72	+379.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.45 €1.29	+254.6%
Average			+80.8%

Warsaw vs. Marbella - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Marbella
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$6.98 €6.21	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$72.78 €64.78	+158.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$22.39 €19.93	+75.2%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Warsaw	Marbella
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$28.27 €25.16	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,513.51 €1,347.08	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,183.75 €1,053.58	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$123.94 €110.32	-52.8%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 45.7% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Marbella
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	+128.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$13,436.83 €11,959.26	-7.1%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Marbella
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$4.48 €3.99	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$3.65 €3.25	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$6.72 €5.98	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$54.59 €48.58	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$11.20 €9.97	+21.7%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Marbella
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$93.31 €83.05	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$55.99 €49.83	+41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$145.57 €129.56	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$167.96 €149.49	+50.2%
Average			+26.0%

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