Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 75.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.2% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Turkey	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY262.73	$9.90 PLN37.24	+43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY262.77	$8.66 PLN32.58	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY44.64	$1.79 PLN6.75	+52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY16.08	$1.79 PLN6.73	+323.1%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	Turkey	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY38.59	$1.09 PLN4.10	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY188.99	$4.36 PLN16.40	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY119.82	$3.80 PLN14.28	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY53.17	$3.02 PLN11.38	+116.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY91.16	$2.54 PLN9.55	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY14.06	$0.45 PLN1.71	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY33.18	$0.75 PLN2.81	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY15.82	$0.82 PLN3.09	+97.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY19.38	$1.39 PLN5.22	+172.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.42	$0.41 PLN1.56	+67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.09	$0.47 PLN1.76	+120.2%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Turkey	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY167.26	$6.20 PLN23.33	+40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY732.58	$27.22 PLN102.41	+41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,704,038.15	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY239.25	$7.92 PLN29.79	+25.8%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Turkey	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY429.87	$17.20 PLN64.69	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY16,835.83	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	+141.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY12,793.49	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	+147.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,690.48	$224.46 PLN844.47	+404.8%
Average			+186.5%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Turkey	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY15,534.88	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	+24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY262,070.05	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	+82.5%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY96.67	$3.71 PLN13.96	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY99.67	$3.66 PLN13.77	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY72.65	$4.76 PLN17.92	+149.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,381.58	$42.25 PLN158.95	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY193.93	$8.66 PLN32.58	+69.8%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Turkey	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,625.03	$89.45 PLN336.53	+109.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,549.12	$41.56 PLN156.34	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,360.21	$88.32 PLN332.29	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,828.28	$102.18 PLN384.41	+37.4%
Average			+37.1%

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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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