Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 98.1% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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