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Zielona Gora vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 23.0% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 34.3% less in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Zielona Gora

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Zielona Gora.

Zielona Gora vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$9.57 PLN34.50	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$7.79 PLN28.09	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$1.78 PLN6.41	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$1.64 PLN5.91	-14.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.16 PLN4.19	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$4.78 PLN17.25	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$4.03 PLN14.53	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$3.03 PLN10.93	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$2.11 PLN7.60	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$0.45 PLN1.61	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.68 PLN2.46	-17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$0.77 PLN2.79	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$0.74 PLN2.68	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.37 PLN1.34	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.56 PLN2.01	+3.3%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$6.59 PLN23.75	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$25.82 PLN93.06	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$8.75 PLN31.54	-36.0%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 34.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$16.40 PLN59.14	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$162.04 PLN584.15	-39.4%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-65.7%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$3.01 PLN10.84	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$2.92 PLN10.51	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$5.13 PLN18.48	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$39.19 PLN141.28	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$7.25 PLN26.12	-24.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$95.69 PLN344.98	-3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$37.94 PLN136.76	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$82.02 PLN295.70	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$123.04 PLN443.55	+6.7%
Average			-8.8%

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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: December 2025

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