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Richards Bay vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 34.3% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Richards Bay

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

Richards Bay vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.73 ZAR12.36	-62.0%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$0.94 ZAR15.86	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$0.74 ZAR12.47	+20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.52 ZAR8.80	+8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-8.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$5.04 ZAR85.27	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+224.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-58.1%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	-61.9%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-84.1%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-25.1%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-31.2%
Average			-39.0%

Warsaw vs. Richards Bay - Cost of clothing

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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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