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Mossel Bay vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 32.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 84.7% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Mossel Bay

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mossel Bay.

Mossel Bay vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$13.77 ZAR235.57	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$8.32 ZAR142.32	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$1.30 ZAR22.25	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$0.93 ZAR15.95	-51.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$1.04 ZAR17.79	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$4.45 ZAR76.07	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$4.05 ZAR69.34	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$2.96 ZAR50.65	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$2.24 ZAR38.29	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$0.75 ZAR12.76	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.49 ZAR8.46	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$0.68 ZAR11.58	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$0.88 ZAR15.14	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$0.86 ZAR14.69	+79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.73 ZAR12.47	+35.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$5.05 ZAR86.36	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$20,075.72 ZAR343,534.21	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	??
Average			-31.2%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$40.11 ZAR686.41	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$477.99 ZAR8,179.39	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$344.16 ZAR5,889.16	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$68.54 ZAR1,172.78	-74.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$120.45 ZAR2,061.21	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$1,606.06 ZAR27,482.74	-89.9%
Average			-84.7%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$2.29 ZAR39.26	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$2.42 ZAR41.47	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$3.44 ZAR58.89	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$20.36 ZAR348.44	-56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$18.35 ZAR314.09	+91.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$43.00 ZAR735.82	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$22.37 ZAR382.80	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$77.41 ZAR1,324.57	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$63.48 ZAR1,086.22	-44.9%
Average			-44.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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