Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 55.8% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 73.9% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
|
pay 63.8% more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
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