Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 85.7% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 18.2% more in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 39.9% more in Warsaw
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.9% more in Warsaw
Clothing
pay 20.7% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.39
 
$9.90
PLN41.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.83
 
$8.66
PLN35.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
 
$1.79
PLN7.43

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pay 18.2% more for groceries

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$1.64
 
$1.09
PLN4.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.00
 
$4.36
PLN18.06
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
 
$3.80
PLN15.73

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.46
 
$6.20
PLN25.69
Monthly public transit pass $24.42
 
$27.22
PLN112.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,111.11
 
$30,732.76
PLN127,318.12

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.71
 
$17.20
PLN71.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $344.59
 
$1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $278.18
 
$832.44
PLN3,448.57

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.49
 
$507.82
PLN2,103.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.83
 
$12,579.90
PLN52,115.37

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
 
$3.71
PLN15.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
 
$3.66
PLN15.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.97
 
$4.76
PLN19.73

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

 
Ecuador
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.26
 
$89.45
PLN370.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.74
 
$41.56
PLN172.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.54
 
$88.32
PLN365.90

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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: January 2025
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