Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 69.3% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.90
ZAR192.50
|
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
ZAR81.81
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR20.36
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR15.80
|
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
ZAR16.62
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
ZAR64.15
|
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ZAR64.59
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.42
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
ZAR39.59
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.47
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.68
|
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.22
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.13
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR11.79
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZAR86.48
|
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
ZAR582.30
|
$27.94
PLN112.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,829.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
ZAR106.60
|
$8.13
PLN32.72
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.42
ZAR802.50
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$577.45
ZAR10,202.33
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.20
ZAR6,470.03
|
$848.90
PLN3,416.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.50
ZAR1,192.58
|
$229.74
PLN924.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.86
ZAR2,965.65
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,682.30
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
ZAR40.91
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.17
|
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.12
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
ZAR483.38
|
$42.12
PLN169.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
ZAR144.37
|
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.80
ZAR950.45
|
$93.42
PLN376.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.90
ZAR598.91
|
$42.56
PLN171.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
|
$90.76
PLN365.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.31
ZAR1,383.57
|
$105.66
PLN425.30
|
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