Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. San Francisco Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 51.2% cheaper than San Francisco.

Restaurants
pay 35.9% less in Warsaw
Groceries
pay 63.6% less in Warsaw
Transportation
pay 33.0% less in Warsaw
Housing
pay 48.3% less in Warsaw
Childcare
pay 74.5% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.8% less in Warsaw

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. San Francisco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of San Francisco, you would:

pay 35.9% less for restaurants

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$9.90
PLN41.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$8.66
PLN35.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
 
$1.79
PLN7.43

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pay 63.6% less for groceries

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Bread
1 loaf
$4.86
 
$1.09
PLN4.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.38
 
$4.36
PLN18.06
Milk (1 gallon) $5.98
 
$3.80
PLN15.73

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.27
 
$6.20
PLN25.69
Monthly public transit pass $98.00
 
$27.22
PLN112.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,753.89
 
$30,732.76
PLN127,318.12

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pay 48.3% less for housing

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.19
 
$17.20
PLN71.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $3,110.17
 
$1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,750.00
 
$832.44
PLN3,448.57

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,829.63
 
$507.82
PLN2,103.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,000.00
 
$12,579.90
PLN52,115.37

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$3.71
PLN15.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.64
 
$3.66
PLN15.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.00
 
$4.76
PLN19.73

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
San Francisco
Warsaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$61.43
 
$89.45
PLN370.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.08
 
$41.56
PLN172.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.32
 
$88.32
PLN365.90

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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