Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 13.2% cheaper than Genk.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Genk, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$10.16
PLN39.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$8.38
PLN32.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$1.81
PLN6.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$1.70
PLN6.55
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
$1.10
PLN4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
€4.03
|
$4.61
PLN17.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
€3.05
|
$3.88
PLN14.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
$3.08
PLN11.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$2.68
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.74
PLN2.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.28
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$1.38
PLN5.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.46
|
$6.40
PLN24.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$27.94
PLN107.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,602.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.61
€21.27
|
$8.13
PLN31.35
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
$16.13
PLN62.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.17
€707.54
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,275.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€609.95
|
$848.90
PLN3,273.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
$229.74
PLN886.05
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.47
€546.51
|
$527.99
PLN2,036.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,351.08
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.90
|
$4.06
PLN15.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.25
€2.93
|
$3.66
PLN14.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
$4.83
PLN18.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$42.12
PLN162.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.54
€12.20
|
$7.62
PLN29.39
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Genk
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
$93.42
PLN360.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
$42.56
PLN164.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
$90.76
PLN350.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.05
€82.95
|
$105.66
PLN407.49
|
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