Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 82.6% more expensive than Cuenca.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 25.3% more in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 39.4% more in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.2% more in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 15.7% more in Warsaw
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Cuenca. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Cuenca, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
|
$9.90
PLN37.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.66
PLN32.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
|
$1.79
PLN6.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
|
$1.79
PLN6.76
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
|
$1.09
PLN4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
|
$4.36
PLN16.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$3.80
PLN14.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.02
PLN11.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$2.54
PLN9.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.45
PLN1.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.75
PLN2.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.82
PLN3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$1.39
PLN5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.41
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.47
PLN1.77
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
|
$6.20
PLN23.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.00
|
$27.22
PLN102.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$30,732.76
PLN116,051.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
|
$7.92
PLN29.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.12
|
$17.20
PLN64.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.62
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,041.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.44
|
$832.44
PLN3,143.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
|
$224.46
PLN847.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.00
|
$507.82
PLN1,917.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,650.00
|
$12,579.90
PLN47,503.38
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$3.71
PLN14.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
|
$3.66
PLN13.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.76
PLN17.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.00
|
$42.25
PLN159.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
|
$8.66
PLN32.70
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Cuenca
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$89.45
PLN337.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.17
|
$41.56
PLN156.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.83
|
$88.32
PLN333.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.67
|
$102.18
PLN385.83
|
|
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