Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Spain

Santander vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santander is 5.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Santander
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Santander
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Santander
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Santander
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Santander
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Santander
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Santander

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

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Santander vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Santander
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$16.80 €14.99	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$11.20 €9.99	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$2.52 €2.25	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$1.81 €1.61	-19.5%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Santander
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$2.76 €2.47	+85.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$11.20 €9.99	+153.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$4.87 €4.35	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$3.80 €3.39	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$3.54 €3.16	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$1.12 €1.00	+105.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.02 €0.91	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.32 €1.18	+70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$1.63 €1.45	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$0.84 €0.75	+108.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.14 €1.02	+179.9%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Santander
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$6.49 €5.79	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$17.92 €15.99	-36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$36,951.27 €32,980.42	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$23.51 €20.99	+83.9%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Santander
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$38.07 €33.98	+136.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$828.60 €739.56	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$559.87 €499.70	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$128.43 €114.63	-51.1%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Santander
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$481.49 €429.74	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$8,957.88 €7,995.25	-38.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Santander
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$3.36 €3.00	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$2.46 €2.20	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$7.84 €7.00	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$46.19 €41.23	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$8.96 €8.00	-2.7%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Santander
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$125.97 €112.43	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$66.81 €59.63	+68.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$89.58 €79.95	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$113.37 €101.19	+1.4%
Average			+13.9%

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