Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 52.0% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF27.34
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.45
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF4.19
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.76
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF11.56
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.45
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.22
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.50
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF7.15
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF70.89
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF31.19
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF52.94
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,946.18
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,725.21
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF155.02
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,339.70
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF28,396.00
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF8.10
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.84
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF67.91
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Geneva
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF108.47
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF55.29
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF125.57
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF172.76
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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