Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 49.3% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.95
|
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.37
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.12
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.57
|
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.22
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.45
|
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.96
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF6.12
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF11.14
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.30
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.91
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.13
|
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.36
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.96
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF7.07
|
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF67.05
|
$27.94
PLN112.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,829.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF30.27
|
$8.13
PLN32.72
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF47.54
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,982.07
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,675.35
|
$848.90
PLN3,416.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF154.17
|
$229.74
PLN924.77
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,973.69
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF26,361.51
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,682.30
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.70
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.58
|
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.14
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF70.49
|
$42.12
PLN169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF95.14
|
$93.42
PLN376.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF57.84
|
$42.56
PLN171.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF114.14
|
$90.76
PLN365.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF173.78
|
$105.66
PLN425.30
|
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