Cost of living comparison
Rome is 39.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Rome instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
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Warsaw
|
Rome
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.15
zł30.21
|
$18.17
€15.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.98
zł22.15
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
zł6.05
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
zł4.73
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
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pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
zł3.92
|
$2.19
€1.92
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
zł15.47
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.04
zł11.25
|
$6.87
€6.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
zł9.95
|
$4.47
€3.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
zł9.00
|
$4.83
€4.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
zł1.94
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
zł2.61
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
zł2.85
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
zł3.86
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.37
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
zł1.55
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
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pay 42.9% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.35
zł19.83
|
$6.77
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.89
zł110.75
|
$42.40
€37.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,453.70
zł90,615.57
|
$27,862.31
€24,432.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.69
zł32.22
|
$16.48
€14.45
|
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pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.75
zł65.77
|
$37.53
€32.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.91
zł3,182.78
|
$1,159.69
€1,016.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$645.37
zł2,391.49
|
$810.19
€710.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.54
zł654.17
|
$170.33
€149.36
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.61
zł1,747.59
|
$568.09
€498.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,098.69
zł59,655.25
|
$13,931.15
€12,216.24
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
zł10.07
|
$6.06
€5.31
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
zł11.75
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.89
zł18.12
|
$6.78
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.45
zł142.49
|
$74.78
€65.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.69
zł32.22
|
$10.90
€9.56
|
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pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.06
zł404.12
|
$102.92
€90.25
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.63
zł176.48
|
$39.37
€34.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.48
zł372.36
|
$100.69
€88.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.42
zł531.44
|
$163.54
€143.41
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