Cost of living comparison

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Riehen vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Riehen is 2.5 times more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Riehen
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Riehen
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Riehen
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Riehen
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Riehen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Riehen
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Riehen

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

Riehen vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Riehen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$40.04 CHF32.14	+266.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$20.02 CHF16.07	+109.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$5.01 CHF4.02	+122.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$4.48 CHF3.60	+133.4%
Average			+157.7%

Warsaw vs. Riehen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Riehen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$4.13 CHF3.32	+182.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$16.48 CHF13.23	+205.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$8.61 CHF6.92	+98.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$7.39 CHF5.94	+100.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$14.76 CHF11.85	+335.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$1.69 CHF1.36	+177.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.96 CHF0.77	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$1.29 CHF1.04	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$3.43 CHF2.76	+118.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$1.11 CHF0.89	+131.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$1.07 CHF0.86	+98.2%
Average			+136.3%

Warsaw vs. Riehen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	Riehen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$8.34 CHF6.69	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$100.10 CHF80.36	+232.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$56.31 CHF45.20	+311.9%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Riehen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$61.31 CHF49.22	+251.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$2,002.04 CHF1,607.19	+75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$2,252.30 CHF1,808.09	+148.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$198.24 CHF159.14	-25.9%
Average			+112.4%

Warsaw vs. Riehen - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Riehen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$2,502.55 CHF2,008.99	+326.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$22,522.97 CHF18,080.93	+41.4%
Average			+184.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Riehen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$8.76 CHF7.03	+78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$6.57 CHF5.27	+55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$11.57 CHF9.29	+94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$29.40 CHF23.61	+207.3%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Warsaw	Riehen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$191.86 CHF154.02	+92.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$145.98 CHF117.19	+201.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$208.02 CHF167.00	+111.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$429.60 CHF344.88	+272.7%
Average			+169.7%

Warsaw vs. Riehen - Cost of clothing

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