Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Austria

Salzburg vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Salzburg is 41.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% more in Salzburg
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Salzburg
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Salzburg
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Salzburg
Childcare: pay 32.4% more in Salzburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Salzburg
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Salzburg

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

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Salzburg vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$17.92 €15.99	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$13.44 €11.99	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$4.67 €4.17	+109.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$4.17 €3.72	+85.8%
Average			+53.8%

Warsaw vs. Salzburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$3.03 €2.71	+103.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$10.72 €9.57	+143.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$6.51 €5.81	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$5.28 €4.71	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$6.69 €5.97	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$1.31 €1.17	+140.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.05 €0.94	+36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.73 €1.54	+123.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$3.41 €3.04	+86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.01 €0.90	+150.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.09 €0.97	+167.2%
Average			+101.6%

Warsaw vs. Salzburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$7.26 €6.48	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$80.62 €71.96	+186.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$22.95 €20.49	+79.6%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$33.59 €29.98	+108.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$1,427.66 €1,274.24	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$1,119.74 €999.41	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$299.92 €267.69	+14.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 32.4% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$443.98 €396.26	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$33,592.07 €29,982.20	+132.3%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$5.82 €5.20	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$5.30 €4.73	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$7.28 €6.50	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$40.12 €35.81	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$15.68 €13.99	+70.3%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Salzburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$113.84 €101.61	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$60.09 €53.63	+51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$112.77 €100.65	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$139.01 €124.07	+24.3%
Average			+20.6%

Warsaw vs. Salzburg - Cost of clothing

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