Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 49.5% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 57.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 48.7% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 69.5% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF23.83	$9.90 PLN38.51	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF14.61	$8.66 PLN33.69	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.03	$1.79 PLN6.98	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.55	$1.79 PLN6.96	-56.6%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 57.0% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.14	$1.09 PLN4.23	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF11.39	$4.36 PLN16.96	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.30	$3.80 PLN14.77	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.85	$3.02 PLN11.76	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.10	$2.54 PLN9.88	-80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.31	$0.45 PLN1.76	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.89	$0.75 PLN2.91	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.13	$0.82 PLN3.20	-37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.46	$1.39 PLN5.40	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.96	$0.41 PLN1.61	-62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.92	$0.47 PLN1.82	-56.2%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 48.7% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.75	$6.20 PLN24.12	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF98.28	$27.22 PLN105.90	-76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF31,700.80	$30,732.76 PLN119,564.25	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF36.20	$7.92 PLN30.81	-81.2%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF46.04	$17.20 PLN66.90	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,397.64	$1,070.18 PLN4,163.49	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,215.99	$832.44 PLN3,238.55	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF155.05	$224.46 PLN873.25	+24.7%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,228.17	$507.82 PLN1,975.66	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF26,115.32	$12,579.90 PLN48,941.46	-58.5%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.74	$3.71 PLN14.44	-52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.67	$3.66 PLN14.24	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.69	$4.76 PLN18.53	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF76.21	$42.25 PLN164.37	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF18.21	$8.66 PLN33.69	-59.0%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF104.81	$89.45 PLN348.00	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF53.10	$41.56 PLN161.67	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF117.19	$88.32 PLN343.61	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF152.23	$102.18 PLN397.51	-42.2%
Average			-34.1%

Switzerland 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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