Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 35.3% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$10.16
PLN39.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.38
PLN32.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.81
PLN6.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$1.70
PLN6.55
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$1.10
PLN4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$4.61
PLN17.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$3.88
PLN14.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$3.08
PLN11.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$2.68
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.74
PLN2.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.38
PLN5.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$6.40
PLN24.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$27.94
PLN107.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,602.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$8.13
PLN31.35
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$16.13
PLN62.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,275.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$848.90
PLN3,273.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$229.74
PLN886.05
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$527.99
PLN2,036.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,351.08
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.06
PLN15.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$3.66
PLN14.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$4.83
PLN18.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$42.12
PLN162.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$7.62
PLN29.39
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
San Diego
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$93.42
PLN360.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$42.56
PLN164.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$90.76
PLN350.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$105.66
PLN407.49
|
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