Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Netherlands

Rotterdam vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Rotterdam is 56.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Rotterdam
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Rotterdam
Transportation: pay 93.7% more in Rotterdam
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Rotterdam
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Rotterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Rotterdam
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Rotterdam

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Rotterdam are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rotterdam.

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Rotterdam vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$20.72 €18.44	+80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$13.44 €11.96	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$3.86 €3.44	+72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$3.42 €3.04	+52.3%
Average			+57.9%

Warsaw vs. Rotterdam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.37 €2.11	+59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$6.02 €5.35	+36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$5.52 €4.91	+35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$5.35 €4.76	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$6.10 €5.43	+106.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.52 €1.35	+179.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.16 €1.03	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.18 €1.05	+52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.55 €1.38	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$0.78 €0.70	+94.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.68 €0.61	+67.1%
Average			+57.5%

Warsaw vs. Rotterdam - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$9.75 €8.68	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$110.85 €98.66	+294.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$31.97 €28.45	+150.1%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$54.94 €48.90	+240.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,961.78 €1,746.05	+66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,523.86 €1,356.29	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$229.16 €203.96	-12.8%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$2,681.14 €2,386.32	+355.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$12,697.80 €11,301.50	-12.2%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$7.05 €6.28	+53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$4.38 €3.90	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$14.56 €12.96	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$48.58 €43.24	+4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$15.68 €13.95	+70.3%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Rotterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$93.71 €83.41	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$39.14 €34.83	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$109.92 €97.83	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$141.23 €125.70	+26.3%
Average			+2.9%

Warsaw vs. Rotterdam - Cost of clothing

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