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Warsaw vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 48.6% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 62.7% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Warsaw are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Romania	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON41.30	$9.90 PLN41.01	+15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON30.53	$8.66 PLN35.88	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON8.28	$1.79 PLN7.43	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.89	$1.79 PLN7.41	+25.3%
Average			+20.6%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Romania	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON5.20	$1.09 PLN4.51	+1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON18.29	$4.36 PLN18.06	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON26.34	$3.80 PLN15.73	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.65	$3.02 PLN12.53	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON13.03	$2.54 PLN10.52	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.28	$0.45 PLN1.88	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.17	$0.75 PLN3.09	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.12	$0.82 PLN3.40	+27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON4.10	$1.39 PLN5.75	+63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.82	$0.41 PLN1.72	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.98	$0.47 PLN1.94	+14.3%
Average			+10.1%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Romania	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON27.24	$6.20 PLN25.69	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON100.02	$27.22 PLN112.77	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON30.86	$7.92 PLN32.80	+23.8%
Average			+21.8%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Romania	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON40.76	$17.20 PLN71.23	+103.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,756.01	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	+194.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,287.56	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	+211.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON518.04	$224.46 PLN929.88	+109.1%
Average			+154.7%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 62.7% more for childcare

	Romania	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,957.10	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	+25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	+100.2%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.72	$3.71 PLN15.38	+84.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.63	$3.66 PLN15.17	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON25.57	$4.76 PLN19.73	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON180.46	$42.25 PLN175.03	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON29.86	$8.66 PLN35.88	+39.9%
Average			+38.7%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Romania	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON278.26	$89.45 PLN370.57	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON168.39	$41.56 PLN172.16	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON336.58	$88.32 PLN365.90	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON388.56	$102.18 PLN423.29	+26.9%
Average			+31.9%

Romania vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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