Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 10.5% cheaper than Bielefeld.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 31.8% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
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pay 30.4% less in Warsaw
- Housing
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pay 24.7% more in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.0% less in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% more in Warsaw
The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Bielefeld. Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.14
|
$9.90
PLN36.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
€9.98
|
$8.66
PLN32.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.32
|
$1.79
PLN6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.86
|
$1.79
PLN6.62
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.74
|
$1.09
PLN4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
€5.54
|
$4.36
PLN16.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.81
|
$3.80
PLN14.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€2.97
|
$3.02
PLN11.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.23
€5.39
|
$2.54
PLN9.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.15
|
$0.45
PLN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.75
PLN2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$0.82
PLN3.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
€2.02
|
$1.39
PLN5.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.41
PLN1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.58
|
$0.47
PLN1.73
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.02
€6.08
|
$6.20
PLN22.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€45.47
|
$27.22
PLN100.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€25,222.31
|
$30,732.76
PLN113,638.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
€20.79
|
$7.92
PLN29.28
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.33
€43.57
|
$17.20
PLN63.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.74
€479.45
|
$1,070.18
PLN3,957.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.03
€491.83
|
$832.44
PLN3,078.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.44
€194.33
|
$224.46
PLN829.98
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.02
€549.82
|
$507.82
PLN1,877.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,351.76
|
$12,579.90
PLN46,516.06
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.18
|
$3.71
PLN13.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.13
|
$3.66
PLN13.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.61
|
$4.76
PLN17.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
€30.44
|
$42.25
PLN156.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.06
|
$8.66
PLN32.03
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Bielefeld
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.52
€67.12
|
$89.45
PLN330.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€27.84
|
$41.56
PLN153.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.91
€92.57
|
$88.32
PLN326.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.65
€118.32
|
$102.18
PLN377.81
|
|
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