Cost of living comparison

Szeged, Hungary

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Szeged Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 58.1% more expensive than Szeged.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Szeged Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% more for restaurants

	Szeged	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 HUF2,503.21	$9.90 PLN37.24	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 HUF2,361.52	$8.66 PLN32.58	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 HUF408.31	$1.79 PLN6.75	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HUF353.28	$1.79 PLN6.73	+81.9%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Szeged	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 HUF519.53	$1.09 PLN4.10	-24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 HUF1,511.37	$4.36 PLN16.40	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.27 HUF1,533.27	$3.80 PLN14.28	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 HUF919.42	$3.02 PLN11.38	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 HUF791.38	$2.54 PLN9.55	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 HUF254.72	$0.45 PLN1.71	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF257.08	$0.75 PLN2.81	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF256.97	$0.82 PLN3.09	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 HUF474.31	$1.39 PLN5.22	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 HUF171.28	$0.41 PLN1.56	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HUF192.81	$0.47 PLN1.76	-12.8%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Szeged	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 HUF2,178.17	$6.20 PLN23.33	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.25 HUF9,068.23	$27.22 PLN102.41	+7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,359.34 HUF8,029,162.46	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.63 HUF4,534.12	$7.92 PLN29.79	-37.3%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Szeged	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.19 HUF6,171.43	$17.20 PLN64.69	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$381.42 HUF136,968.07	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	+180.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.66 HUF113,352.88	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	+163.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.40 HUF29,588.74	$224.46 PLN844.47	+172.4%
Average			+129.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Szeged	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.13 HUF86,589.01	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	+110.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,261.02 HUF1,889,214.70	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	+139.1%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Szeged	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 HUF590.38	$3.71 PLN13.96	+125.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 HUF623.44	$3.66 PLN13.77	+110.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.79 HUF2,078.14	$4.76 PLN17.92	-17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.77 HUF12,846.66	$42.25 PLN158.95	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.52 HUF1,983.68	$8.66 PLN32.58	+56.8%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Szeged	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.76 HUF23,615.18	$89.45 PLN336.53	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.67 HUF8,501.47	$41.56 PLN156.34	+75.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.38 HUF22,040.84	$88.32 PLN332.29	+43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.07 HUF33,061.26	$102.18 PLN384.41	+11.0%
Average			+41.6%

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