Cost of living comparison

 Palikir, Micronesia, Federated States of
compared to
 Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

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.

Warsaw vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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