Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 96.6% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Havana, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
|
pay 53.3% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
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