Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 6.0% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.01
|
$9.90
PLN40.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.79
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.79
PLN7.27
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.41
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.31
|
$4.36
PLN17.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.68
|
$3.80
PLN15.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.83
|
$3.02
PLN12.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.15
|
$2.54
PLN10.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.45
PLN1.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.75
PLN3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.82
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.39
PLN5.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.41
PLN1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.47
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.86
|
$6.20
PLN25.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$27.22
PLN110.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,615.99
|
$30,732.76
PLN124,794.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.39
|
$7.92
PLN32.15
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.99
|
$17.20
PLN69.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,441.83
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,345.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,019.44
|
$832.44
PLN3,380.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.10
|
$224.46
PLN911.45
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€548.85
|
$507.82
PLN2,062.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,522.72
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,082.23
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.06
|
$3.71
PLN15.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.48
|
$3.66
PLN14.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.71
|
$4.76
PLN19.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.38
|
$42.25
PLN171.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.16
|
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.44
|
$89.45
PLN363.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.83
|
$41.56
PLN168.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.54
|
$88.32
PLN358.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.23
|
$102.18
PLN414.90
|
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