Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 21.1% cheaper than Lyon.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.85
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
€2.54
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€5.09
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.97
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€7.05
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.68
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
€6.96
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.02
€71.93
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€33,288.37
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.08
€18.29
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.62
€33.20
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$952.96
€913.67
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.55
€643.86
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
€170.95
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.68
€539.48
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,074.89
€10,618.30
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.47
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€40.08
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Lyon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.89
€93.85
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.55
€38.88
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.89
€92.89
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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