Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 20.8% cheaper than Birmingham.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 49.8% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
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pay 3.0% less in Warsaw
- Housing
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pay 20.2% less in Warsaw
- Childcare
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pay 37.5% less in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 27.7% less in Warsaw
- Clothing
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pay 17.6% more in Warsaw
Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$9.90
PLN37.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.66
PLN32.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.79
PLN6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
|
$1.79
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
|
$1.09
PLN4.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.09
|
$4.36
PLN16.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$3.80
PLN14.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
$3.02
PLN11.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.80
|
$2.54
PLN9.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.45
PLN1.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.75
PLN2.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$0.82
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.39
PLN5.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.41
PLN1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
|
$0.47
PLN1.76
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$6.20
PLN23.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.00
|
$27.22
PLN102.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$30,732.76
PLN115,531.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.73
|
$7.92
PLN29.77
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
|
$17.20
PLN64.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,520.00
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,023.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.00
|
$832.44
PLN3,129.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.73
|
$224.46
PLN843.80
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$900.00
|
$507.82
PLN1,909.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,342.00
|
$12,579.90
PLN47,290.89
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$3.71
PLN13.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$3.66
PLN13.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
|
$4.76
PLN17.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$42.25
PLN158.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$8.66
PLN32.56
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Birmingham
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.12
|
$89.45
PLN336.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$41.56
PLN156.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.67
|
$88.32
PLN332.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$102.18
PLN384.10
|
|
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