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Warsaw vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 55.2% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in China. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	China	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.84	$9.90 PLN40.55	+246.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥36.97	$8.66 PLN35.48	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.79 PLN7.35	+266.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.19	$1.79 PLN7.33	+495.9%
Average			+270.0%

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	China	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.62	$1.09 PLN4.46	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.70	$4.36 PLN17.85	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥50.07	$3.80 PLN15.55	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.65	$3.02 PLN12.39	+89.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.25	$2.54 PLN10.40	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.57	$0.45 PLN1.86	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.18	$0.75 PLN3.06	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.77	$0.82 PLN3.37	+25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.82	$1.39 PLN5.68	+164.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.34	$0.41 PLN1.70	+29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.92	$0.47 PLN1.92	+16.9%
Average			+25.3%

China vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.2% more for transportation

	China	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.44	$6.20 PLN25.40	+39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥164.01	$27.22 PLN111.50	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥139,199.31	$30,732.76 PLN125,889.08	+61.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥29.01	$7.92 PLN32.44	+99.2%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	China	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥85.36	$17.20 PLN70.44	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,396.42	$1,070.18 PLN4,383.74	+225.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,501.95	$832.44 PLN3,409.86	+304.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥295.30	$224.46 PLN919.45	+454.8%
Average			+258.1%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	China	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,355.24	$507.82 PLN2,080.17	+10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥133,700.00	$12,579.90 PLN51,530.42	-31.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥7.96	$3.71 PLN15.20	+240.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.39	$3.66 PLN15.00	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.60	$4.76 PLN19.51	+47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥302.23	$42.25 PLN173.06	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥43.25	$8.66 PLN35.48	+46.2%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	China	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥351.99	$89.45 PLN366.41	+85.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥231.16	$41.56 PLN170.22	+31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥529.36	$88.32 PLN361.79	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥551.31	$102.18 PLN418.54	+35.3%
Average			+43.5%

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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: December 2024

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