Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.2 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Washington instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 64.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.95
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.95
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.11
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.68
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.31
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.14
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.24
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.12
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.53
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.92
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.34
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.41
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.11
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.16
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.85
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN121,932.32
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.96
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN63.41
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,358.31
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,337.70
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN903.31
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,075.96
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN54,390.14
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.98
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.40
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.97
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN165.62
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.96
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN367.32
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN167.33
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN356.84
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN415.43
|
$173.48
|
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