Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 15.2% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.9% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 33.3% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 34.6% less in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 26.1% less in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 48.0% more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 18.8% less in Warsaw
- Clothing
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pay 6.9% less in Warsaw
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.37
|
$9.90
PLN39.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.27
|
$8.66
PLN34.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.76
|
$1.79
PLN7.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$1.79
PLN7.12
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
$1.09
PLN4.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.37
|
$4.36
PLN17.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.37
|
$3.80
PLN15.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
$3.02
PLN12.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.17
|
$2.54
PLN10.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.45
PLN1.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.75
PLN2.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.82
PLN3.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.39
PLN5.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.47
PLN1.86
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.87
|
$6.20
PLN24.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.21
|
$27.22
PLN108.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,403.67
|
$30,732.76
PLN122,199.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.08
|
$7.92
PLN31.49
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.01
|
$17.20
PLN68.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,222.65
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€897.66
|
$832.44
PLN3,309.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.98
|
$224.46
PLN892.50
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€293.51
|
$507.82
PLN2,019.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,216.14
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,020.28
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.10
|
$3.71
PLN14.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.81
|
$3.66
PLN14.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.71
|
$4.76
PLN18.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.22
|
$42.25
PLN167.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.07
|
$8.66
PLN34.44
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.74
|
$89.45
PLN355.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.19
|
$41.56
PLN165.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.30
|
$88.32
PLN351.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.23
|
$102.18
PLN406.27
|
|
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