Cost of living comparison
Albany is 78.3% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Albany instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN41.09
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.90
|
$11.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.32
|
$2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.87
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.43
|
$4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.66
|
$7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.67
|
$4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.47
|
$5.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.83
|
$5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.01
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.44
|
$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.57
|
$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.58
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.17
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.87
|
$3.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.99
|
$77.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN125,416.10
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.87
|
$16.15
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN65.22
|
$61.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,482.84
|
$1,407.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,433.06
|
$1,391.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN929.11
|
$140.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,135.27
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,944.14
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.43
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.81
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.52
|
$14.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN170.35
|
$67.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.81
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN377.81
|
$44.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN172.11
|
$46.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN367.04
|
$87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN427.30
|
$109.00
|
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