Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 35.2% more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.0% less in Warsaw
- Groceries
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pay 35.5% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 18.1% less in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 22.3% less in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 4.4 times more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.4% less in Warsaw
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$9.90
PLN38.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.79
PLN6.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.79
PLN6.87
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.09
PLN4.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$4.36
PLN16.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$3.80
PLN14.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.02
PLN11.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.54
PLN9.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.75
PLN2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.82
PLN3.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.39
PLN5.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
PLN1.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
PLN1.80
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$6.20
PLN23.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
PLN104.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$30,732.76
PLN118,042.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.92
PLN30.41
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$17.20
PLN66.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,070.18
PLN4,110.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$832.44
PLN3,197.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$224.46
PLN862.14
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$507.82
PLN1,950.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$12,579.90
PLN48,318.68
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$3.71
PLN14.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.66
PLN14.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.76
PLN18.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$42.25
PLN162.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.45
PLN343.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.56
PLN159.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.32
PLN339.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.18
PLN392.45
|
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