Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. Warsaw
  4. Poland
  5. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
PLN

Poland is 20.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

If you lived in Poland instead of Warsaw, you would:
local_dining

pay 11.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.56
zł24.30
$5.33
zł19.75
-18.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.77
zł21.38
$5.05
zł18.73
-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
zł4.41
$1.04
zł3.86
-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
zł3.36
$0.88
zł3.25
-3.3%
Average -11.7%
Warsaw vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 14.2% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.91
zł3.36
$0.82
zł3.04
-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.81
zł14.13
$3.03
zł11.23
-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.88
zł10.66
$2.44
zł9.04
-15.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.25
zł8.33
$2.00
zł7.40
-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.15
zł7.95
$1.91
zł7.07
-11.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.45
zł1.68
$0.38
zł1.43
-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.59
zł2.19
$0.51
zł1.90
-13.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.71
zł2.63
$0.58
zł2.14
-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.82
zł3.04
$0.74
zł2.75
-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.35
zł1.29
$0.29
zł1.09
-15.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.40
zł1.48
$0.33
zł1.23
-16.9%
Average -14.2%
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drive_eta

pay 7.7% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.87
zł18.05
$4.94
zł18.30
+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass $28.85
zł106.92
$24.23
zł89.78
-16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,984.55
zł77,760.30
$20,252.35
zł75,047.04
-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.34
zł27.22
$6.41
zł23.76
-12.7%
Average -7.7%
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home

pay 24.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.67
zł54.37
$13.83
zł51.25
-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $765.57
zł2,836.88
$425.90
zł1,578.21
-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $576.04
zł2,134.59
$335.38
zł1,242.79
-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $140.07
zł519.04
$131.12
zł485.86
-6.4%
Average -24.6%
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child_care

pay 43.0% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $384.24
zł1,423.85
$197.96
zł733.57
-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,132.17
zł33,840.13
$5,708.80
zł21,154.52
-37.5%
Average -43.0%
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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.62
zł9.72
$1.80
zł6.65
-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.83
zł10.48
$2.09
zł7.75
-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.59
zł17.01
$4.28
zł15.84
-6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $29.58
zł109.63
$25.02
zł92.70
-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.87
zł29.16
$6.23
zł23.07
-20.9%
Average -20.2%
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store

pay 19.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $94.14
zł348.84
$72.59
zł268.97
-22.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.49
zł164.87
$36.76
zł136.22
-17.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $82.15
zł304.42
$70.55
zł261.45
-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $111.02
zł411.39
$86.71
zł321.33
-21.9%
Average -19.1%
Warsaw vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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