Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. Warsaw
  4. Italy
  5. Rome
  6. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
EUR

Rome is 60.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

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

pay 92.5% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.56
zł24.30
$17.68
€15.51
+169.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.77
zł21.38
$9.43
€8.27
+63.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
zł4.41
$2.31
€2.03
+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
zł3.36
$1.29
€1.13
+42.5%
Average +92.5%
Warsaw vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 94.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.91
zł3.36
$2.05
€1.80
+126.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.81
zł14.13
$7.69
€6.74
+101.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.88
zł10.66
$6.03
€5.28
+109.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.25
zł8.33
$4.10
€3.60
+82.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.15
zł7.95
$4.57
€4.01
+113.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.45
zł1.68
$1.05
€0.92
+131.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.59
zł2.19
$0.95
€0.83
+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.71
zł2.63
$1.10
€0.96
+54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.82
zł3.04
$1.18
€1.03
+44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.35
zł1.29
$0.80
€0.70
+130.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.40
zł1.48
$0.76
€0.67
+90.5%
Average +94.8%
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drive_eta

pay 66.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.87
zł18.05
$6.84
€6.00
+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass $28.85
zł106.92
$41.26
€36.18
+43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,984.55
zł77,760.30
$26,288.71
€23,052.59
+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.34
zł27.22
$18.86
€16.54
+156.8%
Average +66.4%
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home

pay 54.3% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $14.67
zł54.37
$34.14
€29.93
+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $765.57
zł2,836.88
$1,071.34
€939.46
+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $576.04
zł2,134.59
$756.29
€663.19
+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $140.07
zł519.04
$158.55
€139.04
+13.2%
Average +54.3%
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child_care

pay 43.2% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $384.24
zł1,423.85
$561.96
€492.79
+46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,132.17
zł33,840.13
$12,794.16
€11,219.21
+40.1%
Average +43.2%
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gamepad

pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.62
zł9.72
$5.89
€5.17
+124.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.83
zł10.48
$1.52
€1.33
-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.59
zł17.01
$6.72
€5.89
+46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $29.58
zł109.63
$73.82
€64.73
+149.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.87
zł29.16
$10.61
€9.30
+34.8%
Average +61.8%
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store

pay 10.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $94.14
zł348.84
$97.63
€85.61
+3.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.49
zł164.87
$37.17
€32.60
-16.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $82.15
zł304.42
$101.14
€88.69
+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $111.02
zł411.39
$146.60
€128.55
+32.0%
Average +10.6%
Warsaw vs. Rome - Cost of clothing
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