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Wollongong vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Wollongong is 40.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Wollongong
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Wollongong
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Wollongong
Housing: pay 28.2% more in Wollongong
Childcare: pay 75.7% more in Wollongong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Wollongong
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Wollongong

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

Wollongong vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.74	$16.35 A$23.82	+49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.65	$9.81 A$14.29	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.39	$2.59 A$3.77	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.16	$2.24 A$3.26	+16.5%
Average			+20.9%

Warsaw vs. Wollongong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.45	$2.71 A$3.94	+85.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.07	$4.91 A$7.15	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.15	$4.28 A$6.24	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.77	$4.01 A$5.84	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.62	$4.00 A$5.83	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.27	$1.26 A$1.83	+106.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.08	$1.07 A$1.55	+29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.58	$1.34 A$1.94	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.86	$1.86 A$2.71	+18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.78	$1.00 A$1.46	+109.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.01	$1.04 A$1.51	+92.5%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.63	$4.42 A$6.43	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.03	$47.20 A$68.74	+56.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$29,060.36 A$42,325.05	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.92	$18.94 A$27.58	+38.5%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 28.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.90	$48.93 A$71.27	+180.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,248.96	$979.52 A$1,426.62	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,381.94	$803.00 A$1,169.53	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN996.66	$154.54 A$225.08	-42.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 75.7% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,184.37	$1,570.02 A$2,286.66	+167.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,355.80	$13,332.06 A$19,417.52	-16.3%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.33	$5.56 A$8.10	+13.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.70	$3.41 A$4.96	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.15	$31.07 A$45.26	+422.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN174.16	$86.48 A$125.96	+85.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.65	$12.43 A$18.10	+29.9%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Wollongong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN370.92	$65.42 A$95.28	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN180.10	$57.79 A$84.16	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN366.80	$94.12 A$137.08	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN429.36	$118.48 A$172.56	+2.8%
Average			-4.1%

Warsaw vs. Wollongong - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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