Cost of living comparison

Shenzhen, China

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Shenzhen Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 69.3% more expensive than Shenzhen.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 23.5% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Shenzhen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$9.90 PLN37.08	+184.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$8.66 PLN32.45	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.51	$1.79 PLN6.72	+268.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$1.79 PLN6.70	+471.6%
Average			+245.0%

Shenzhen vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.12	$1.09 PLN4.08	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 CN¥43.54	$4.36 PLN16.33	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥54.83	$3.80 PLN14.22	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 CN¥14.32	$3.02 PLN11.33	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.15 CN¥15.45	$2.54 PLN9.51	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 CN¥6.16	$0.45 PLN1.70	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 CN¥4.38	$0.75 PLN2.80	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.52	$0.82 PLN3.08	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.71	$1.39 PLN5.20	+112.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.29	$0.41 PLN1.55	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.19	$0.47 PLN1.75	-19.5%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.21	$6.20 PLN23.23	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.83 CN¥200.37	$27.22 PLN101.97	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥137,752.55	$30,732.76 PLN115,129.70	+60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥32.86	$7.92 PLN29.66	+73.5%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥98.45	$17.20 PLN64.42	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$761.65 CN¥5,483.74	$1,070.18 PLN4,009.07	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$401.07 CN¥2,887.65	$832.44 PLN3,118.43	+107.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥362.12	$224.46 PLN840.86	+346.3%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 23.5% less for childcare

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,662.27	$507.82 PLN1,902.38	-0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥170,312.25	$12,579.90 PLN47,126.26	-46.8%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$3.71 PLN13.91	+233.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥22.78	$3.66 PLN13.71	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥27.55	$4.76 PLN17.84	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 CN¥323.84	$42.25 PLN158.27	-6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.09	$8.66 PLN32.45	+24.5%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Shenzhen	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.75 CN¥437.39	$89.45 PLN335.09	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥208.60	$41.56 PLN155.68	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.32 CN¥549.46	$88.32 PLN330.87	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.91 CN¥625.76	$102.18 PLN382.76	+17.6%
Average			+31.0%

Shenzhen vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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