Cost of living comparison

Castries, Saint Lucia

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 37.9% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 64.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Warsaw are more expensive than in Castries. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Castries	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.90 PLN37.08	+33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.66 PLN32.45	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.79 PLN6.72	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.79 PLN6.70	+61.2%
Average			+26.1%

Castries vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Castries	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$1.09 PLN4.08	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$4.36 PLN16.33	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$3.80 PLN14.22	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$3.02 PLN11.33	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.54 PLN9.51	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.45 PLN1.70	-86.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.75 PLN2.80	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.82 PLN3.08	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$1.39 PLN5.20	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.41 PLN1.55	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.47 PLN1.75	-40.3%
Average			-42.0%

Castries vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Castries	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$6.20 PLN23.23	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.22 PLN101.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$30,732.76 PLN115,129.70	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.92 PLN29.66
Average			+8.0%

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pay 64.2% more for housing

	Castries	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$17.20 PLN64.42	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$1,070.18 PLN4,009.07	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$832.44 PLN3,118.43	+104.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$224.46 PLN840.86	+150.5%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Castries	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$507.82 PLN1,902.38	+179.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,579.90 PLN47,126.26
Average			+179.1%

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pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.71 PLN13.91	+82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.66 PLN13.71	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.76 PLN17.84
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$42.25 PLN158.27	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.66 PLN32.45	+56.0%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Castries	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$89.45 PLN335.09	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$41.56 PLN155.68	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$88.32 PLN330.87	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$102.18 PLN382.76	+0.4%
Average			-10.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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