Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.4 times more expensive than Palikir.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.7% more in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% more in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 5.9 times more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.5% more in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Warsaw are more expensive than in Palikir. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$4.36
PLN17.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$27.22
PLN111.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,889.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,383.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$832.44
PLN3,409.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$224.46
PLN919.45
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,530.42
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.71
PLN15.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$42.25
PLN173.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Palikir
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$89.45
PLN366.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$41.56
PLN170.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$88.32
PLN361.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$102.18
PLN418.54
|
|
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