Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 0.3% more expensive than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 8.9% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
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pay 30.4% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
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pay 23.4% less in Warsaw
- Housing
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pay 33.6% more in Warsaw
- Childcare
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pay 16.3% more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 8.2% more in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Warsaw
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Italy. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Italy, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.66
|
$9.90
PLN41.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.76
|
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.47
|
$1.79
PLN7.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.18
|
$1.79
PLN7.41
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
$1.09
PLN4.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.63
|
$4.36
PLN18.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.37
|
$3.80
PLN15.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
$3.02
PLN12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.90
|
$2.54
PLN10.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.45
PLN1.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.75
PLN3.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.01
|
$0.82
PLN3.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.27
|
$1.39
PLN5.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.41
PLN1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.69
|
$0.47
PLN1.94
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€7.01
|
$6.20
PLN25.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.64
|
$27.22
PLN112.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,370.54
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,318.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.55
|
$7.92
PLN32.80
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€28.00
|
$17.20
PLN71.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€636.36
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€496.45
|
$832.44
PLN3,448.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€145.85
|
$224.46
PLN929.88
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€493.35
|
$507.82
PLN2,103.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,179.60
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,115.37
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.86
|
$3.71
PLN15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.64
|
$3.66
PLN15.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
$4.76
PLN19.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.54
|
$42.25
PLN175.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.11
|
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Italy
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€76.04
|
$89.45
PLN370.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.84
|
$41.56
PLN172.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€83.47
|
$88.32
PLN365.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€111.94
|
$102.18
PLN423.29
|
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