Cost of living comparison

Brisbane, Australia

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Brisbane Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 22.4% cheaper than Brisbane.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 13.5% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Warsaw

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Brisbane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Brisbane, you would:

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.83 A$22.54	$9.90 PLN36.12	-33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.03	$8.66 PLN31.60	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 A$4.12	$1.79 PLN6.55	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 A$3.57	$1.79 PLN6.53	-23.8%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 A$3.53	$1.09 PLN3.97	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 A$6.56	$4.36 PLN15.91	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 A$9.30	$3.80 PLN13.85	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.30 A$6.54	$3.02 PLN11.03	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 A$5.83	$2.54 PLN9.26	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 A$2.13	$0.45 PLN1.65	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.91	$0.75 PLN2.72	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 A$1.76	$0.82 PLN3.00	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 A$2.67	$1.39 PLN5.06	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.58	$0.41 PLN1.51	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 A$1.41	$0.47 PLN1.71	-49.3%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 A$7.53	$6.20 PLN22.62	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.69 A$171.30	$27.22 PLN99.33	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,334.99 A$43,071.31	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.55 A$23.64	$7.92 PLN28.90	-49.1%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.86 A$81.87	$17.20 PLN62.75	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,627.54 A$2,473.98	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,349.97 A$2,052.05	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.72 A$209.34	$224.46 PLN819.07	+63.0%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 13.5% less for childcare

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,662.55 A$2,527.20	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,828.46 A$13,419.93	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	+42.5%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.91 A$12.02	$3.71 PLN13.54	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 A$5.60	$3.66 PLN13.36	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.07	$4.76 PLN17.38	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.94 A$80.47	$42.25 PLN154.17	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.18 A$20.04	$8.66 PLN31.60	-34.3%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Brisbane	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.99 A$112.47	$89.45 PLN326.40	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.31 A$65.83	$41.56 PLN151.64	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.88 A$156.39	$88.32 PLN322.29	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.67 A$154.55	$102.18 PLN372.84	+0.5%
Average			+0.8%

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