Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.7 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 85.6% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
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