Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 41.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
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Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
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pay 74.4% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
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pay 69.1% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
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pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
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