Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 12.1% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.1% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 27.4% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 16.1% less in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 7.7% less in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 8.7% less in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.2% less in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% more in Warsaw
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.65
|
$9.90
PLN38.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.76
|
$8.66
PLN33.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.32
|
$1.79
PLN6.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.74
|
$1.79
PLN6.96
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.65
|
$1.09
PLN4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€7.19
|
$4.36
PLN16.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.91
|
$3.80
PLN14.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
$3.02
PLN11.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.79
|
$2.54
PLN9.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$0.45
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.80
|
$0.75
PLN2.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.82
PLN3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$1.39
PLN5.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.41
PLN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.47
PLN1.82
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.14
|
$6.20
PLN24.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.51
|
$27.22
PLN105.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€31,454.64
|
$30,732.76
PLN119,564.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.58
|
$7.92
PLN30.81
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€33.78
|
$17.20
PLN66.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,251.38
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,163.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€939.30
|
$832.44
PLN3,238.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€125.14
|
$224.46
PLN873.25
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€580.28
|
$507.82
PLN1,975.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€11,169.19
|
$12,579.90
PLN48,941.46
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.42
|
$3.71
PLN14.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.22
|
$3.66
PLN14.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.38
|
$4.76
PLN18.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€44.93
|
$42.25
PLN164.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€9.53
|
$8.66
PLN33.69
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€75.03
|
$89.45
PLN348.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€33.08
|
$41.56
PLN161.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€89.10
|
$88.32
PLN343.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€101.14
|
$102.18
PLN397.51
|
|
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