Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 3.4% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.26
|
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.17
|
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€37.04
|
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,661.50
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.02
|
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.75
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€739.10
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€592.50
|
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.82
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€588.32
|
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,622.12
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.11
|
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.70
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.57
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.56
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.89
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.26
|
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
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