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Roseau vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 8.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 44.8% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 23.7% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Roseau
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Roseau

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Roseau are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Roseau. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$7.40 EC$20.00	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$7.03 EC$19.00	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$2.47 EC$6.67	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$2.22 EC$6.00	+15.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$2.10 EC$5.67	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$1.20 EC$3.25	-77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$12.61 EC$34.07	+190.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$5.60 EC$15.13	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$5.09 EC$13.76	+50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$2.91 EC$7.86	+377.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$1.07 EC$2.90	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$2.03 EC$5.49	+111.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$2.33 EC$6.30	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$1.62 EC$4.37	+238.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$1.37 EC$3.71	+154.5%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$5.39 EC$14.58	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$53.13 EC$143.58	+76.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$29.23 EC$79.00	+113.8%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 23.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$70.92 EC$191.67	+307.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$283.68 EC$766.67	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$203.51 EC$550.00	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$108.58 EC$293.44	-59.4%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$129.51 EC$350.00	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-72.1%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$1.85 EC$5.00	-62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$4.13 EC$11.17	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$7.40 EC$20.00	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$46.25 EC$125.00	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$8.33 EC$22.50	-13.0%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$55.50 EC$150.00	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$37.00 EC$100.00	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$74.00 EC$200.00	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$92.51 EC$250.00	-19.7%
Average			-28.1%

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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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