Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Lithuania

Panevezys vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Panevezys is 32.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Panevezys
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Panevezys
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Panevezys
Housing: pay 62.1% less in Panevezys
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Panevezys
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Panevezys
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Panevezys

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Panevezys.

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Panevezys vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$12.32 €10.99	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.06	$6.72 €6.00	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.76	$2.24 €2.00	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.78	$1.90 €1.70	-15.1%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.83	$1.48 €1.32	-0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.28	$5.04 €4.50	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.93	$4.75 €4.24	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.24	$2.92 €2.61	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.56	$2.59 €2.31	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.13	$0.76 €0.68	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$0.64 €0.57	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$0.77 €0.69	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.17	$1.37 €1.22	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$0.25 €0.23	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.43 €0.38	+5.1%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.89	$6.47 €5.77	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.17	$35.16 €31.38	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.08	$9.85 €8.80	-22.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 62.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.14	$14.22 €12.69	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	$419.90 €374.81	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	$291.13 €259.87	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	$156.29 €139.51	-40.5%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	$466.56 €416.46	-20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	$9,234.09 €8,242.51	-36.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.03	$3.92 €3.50	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.72	$3.14 €2.80	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.04	$5.60 €5.00	-12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN182.96	$67.18 €59.97	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.05	$8.96 €8.00	-2.7%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Panevezys
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN422.57	$111.97 €99.95	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.16	$22.39 €19.99	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN415.89	$80.62 €71.96	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN438.08	$167.96 €149.92	+50.2%
Average			-9.6%

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