Cost of living comparison

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San Marino vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

San Marino is 2.2% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 8.9% more in San Marino
Groceries
pay 28.9% more in San Marino
Transportation
pay 29.2% more in San Marino
Housing
pay 11.2% less in San Marino
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.0% less in San Marino
Clothing
pay 31.6% less in San Marino

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in San Marino are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Marino.

San Marino vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Marino instead of Warsaw, you would:

pay 8.9% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN40.30
$17.52
€15.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN35.26
$8.56
€7.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.30
$2.31
€1.99

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.39
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.85
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.97
$4.42
€3.81

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.36
$7.74
€6.66
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN110.82
$29.20
€25.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN121K
??

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pay 11.2% less for housing

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN64.20
$35.04
€30.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,202.88
$642.39
€552.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,345.26
$583.99
€502.71

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,160.68
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN58,712.09
??

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN18.13
$4.67
€4.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.53
$1.75
€1.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.91
$5.84
€5.03

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
San Marino
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN366.90
$81.76
€70.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN178.15
$35.04
€30.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN362.82
??

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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: March 2026
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