Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

United Kingdom

Solihull vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Solihull is 24.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Solihull
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Solihull
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Solihull
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Solihull
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Solihull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Solihull
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Solihull

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

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Solihull vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Solihull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$26.43 £19.79	+129.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$10.57 £7.91	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.43 £1.82	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.05 £1.53	-8.6%
Average			+47.0%

Warsaw vs. Solihull - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Solihull
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$1.87 £1.40	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$4.63 £3.46	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$5.59 £4.18	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$4.08 £3.06	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$3.75 £2.80	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.50 £1.12	+174.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.71 £0.54	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.81 £0.61	+4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.57 £1.18	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$0.66 £0.49	+63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.71 £0.53	+73.7%
Average			+28.4%

Warsaw vs. Solihull - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Solihull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$7.61 £5.70	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$37,779.88 £28,284.70	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$35.72 £26.74	+179.4%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Solihull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$46.25 £34.62	+186.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,057.15 £791.46	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,189.29 £890.39	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$260.04 £194.68	-1.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Solihull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,453.58 £1,088.25	+147.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$23,785.86 £17,807.79	+64.5%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Solihull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.62 £4.20	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$4.76 £3.56	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$23.46 £17.56	+266.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$46.25 £34.63	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$11.23 £8.41	+22.0%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Solihull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$85.45 £63.98	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$52.86 £39.57	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$109.02 £81.62	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$109.68 £82.11	-1.9%
Average			+1.6%

Warsaw vs. Solihull - Cost of clothing

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