Cost of Living Comparison

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

Rome is 39.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

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

pay 58.6% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.15
zł30.21
$18.17
€15.93
+122.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.98
zł22.15
$9.69
€8.50
+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.63
zł6.05
$2.33
€2.04
+42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.28
zł4.73
$1.36
€1.20
+6.8%
Average +58.6%
Warsaw vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 83.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.06
zł3.92
$2.19
€1.92
+107.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
zł15.47
$8.28
€7.26
+98.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.04
zł11.25
$6.87
€6.02
+126.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.69
zł9.95
$4.47
€3.92
+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.43
zł9.00
$4.83
€4.23
+98.8%
Apples (1 lb) $0.52
zł1.94
$1.08
€0.95
+106.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.70
zł2.61
$0.94
€0.82
+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.77
zł2.85
$1.16
€1.02
+51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.04
zł3.86
$1.24
€1.09
+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.37
zł1.37
$0.79
€0.69
+114.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.42
zł1.55
$0.80
€0.70
+92.7%
Average +83.0%
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drive_eta

pay 42.9% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.35
zł19.83
$6.77
€5.93
+26.4%
Monthly public transit pass $29.89
zł110.75
$42.40
€37.18
+41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,453.70
zł90,615.57
$27,862.31
€24,432.48
+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.69
zł32.22
$16.48
€14.45
+89.5%
Average +42.9%
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home

pay 42.1% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.75
zł65.77
$37.53
€32.91
+111.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $858.91
zł3,182.78
$1,159.69
€1,016.93
+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $645.37
zł2,391.49
$810.19
€710.45
+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $176.54
zł654.17
$170.33
€149.36
-3.5%
Average +42.1%
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child_care

pay 3.5% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $471.61
zł1,747.59
$568.09
€498.15
+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,098.69
zł59,655.25
$13,931.15
€12,216.24
-13.5%
Average +3.5%
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gamepad

pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
zł10.07
$6.06
€5.31
+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
zł11.75
$1.52
€1.34
-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.89
zł18.12
$6.78
€5.95
+38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $38.45
zł142.49
$74.78
€65.58
+94.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.69
zł32.22
$10.90
€9.56
+25.4%
Average +45.9%
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store

pay 2.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $109.06
zł404.12
$102.92
€90.25
-5.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $47.63
zł176.48
$39.37
€34.52
-17.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.48
zł372.36
$100.69
€88.30
+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $143.42
zł531.44
$163.54
€143.41
+14.0%
Average -2.2%
Warsaw vs. Rome - 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: October 2021
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