Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 55.8% more expensive than Cape Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.9% more in Warsaw
- Groceries
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pay 6.2% more in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% more in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 63.8% more in Warsaw
- Childcare
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pay 2.7 times more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.5% more in Warsaw
- Clothing
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pay 29.6% more in Warsaw
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Cape Town. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
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
ZAR155.06
|
$9.90
PLN38.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$1.79
PLN6.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
$1.79
PLN6.87
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$1.09
PLN4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
$4.36
PLN16.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
$3.80
PLN14.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
$3.02
PLN11.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
$2.54
PLN9.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$0.45
PLN1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$0.75
PLN2.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.82
PLN3.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$1.39
PLN5.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
$0.41
PLN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$0.47
PLN1.80
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
$6.20
PLN23.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
$27.22
PLN104.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
$30,732.76
PLN118,042.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
$7.92
PLN30.41
|
|
pay 63.8% more for housing
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
$17.20
PLN66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,110.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
$832.44
PLN3,197.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
$224.46
PLN862.14
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
$507.82
PLN1,950.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
$12,579.90
PLN48,318.68
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
$3.71
PLN14.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
$3.66
PLN14.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
$4.76
PLN18.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
$42.25
PLN162.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Cape Town
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
$89.45
PLN343.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
$41.56
PLN159.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
$88.32
PLN339.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
$102.18
PLN392.45
|
|
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