Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Warsaw vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 38.4% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.92 SEK114.65	$9.90 PLN37.24	-16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.45 SEK90.95	$8.66 PLN32.58	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.64	$1.79 PLN6.75	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 SEK18.55	$1.79 PLN6.73	-7.2%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Sweden	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 SEK23.92	$1.09 PLN4.10	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 SEK49.88	$4.36 PLN16.40	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK52.28	$3.80 PLN14.28	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 SEK35.98	$3.02 PLN11.38	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68 SEK44.99	$2.54 PLN9.55	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 SEK11.46	$0.45 PLN1.71	-61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 SEK10.16	$0.75 PLN2.81	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SEK10.92	$0.82 PLN3.09	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 SEK16.64	$1.39 PLN5.22	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SEK6.48	$0.41 PLN1.56	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.75	$0.47 PLN1.76	-33.2%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Sweden	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK63.84	$6.20 PLN23.33	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.10 SEK655.19	$27.22 PLN102.41	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,850.74 SEK258,316.95	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.47 SEK206.51	$7.92 PLN29.79	-63.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Sweden	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.29 SEK291.38	$17.20 PLN64.69	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$821.73 SEK7,905.41	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.62 SEK6,172.70	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.37 SEK744.36	$224.46 PLN844.47	+190.1%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.27 SEK1,176.34	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	+315.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,135.75 SEK30,167.40	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	+301.2%
Average			+308.2%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.64 SEK63.90	$3.71 PLN13.96	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.78 SEK36.41	$3.66 PLN13.77	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.41 SEK61.65	$4.76 PLN17.92	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.70 SEK372.30	$42.25 PLN158.95	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.24 SEK136.96	$8.66 PLN32.58	-39.2%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Sweden	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.10 SEK760.95	$89.45 PLN336.53	+13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.56 SEK342.11	$41.56 PLN156.34	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.42 SEK812.18	$88.32 PLN332.29	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.14 SEK1,203.90	$102.18 PLN384.41	-18.4%
Average			+4.0%

Sweden 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: April 2025

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