Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 38.7% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.16
PLN38.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$8.38
PLN32.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$1.81
PLN6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.70
PLN6.50
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.10
PLN4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$4.61
PLN17.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$3.88
PLN14.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$3.08
PLN11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$2.68
PLN10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.74
PLN2.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.85
PLN3.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.38
PLN5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.39
PLN1.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$6.40
PLN24.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$27.94
PLN107.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$31,011.90
PLN118,792.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$8.13
PLN31.13
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$16.13
PLN61.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,246.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$848.90
PLN3,251.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$229.74
PLN880.05
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$527.99
PLN2,022.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$13,833.43
PLN52,989.61
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.06
PLN15.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$3.66
PLN14.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.83
PLN18.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$42.12
PLN161.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$7.62
PLN29.19
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$93.42
PLN357.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$42.56
PLN163.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$90.76
PLN347.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$105.66
PLN404.73
|
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