Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Arendal, Norway
Arendal vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Arendal is 52.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 59.0% more in Arendal
Groceries
pay 90.4% more in Arendal
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Arendal
Housing
pay 38.0% more in Arendal
Childcare
pay 35.6% less in Arendal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.9% more in Arendal
Clothing
pay 17.8% more in Arendal

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

Arendal vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.0% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN37.38
$16.35
NOK174.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN32.70
$11.81
NOK125.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.77
$3.03
NOK32.26

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pay 90.4% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.11
$2.72
NOK29.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN16.46
$4.83
NOK51.46
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN14.33
$7.79
NOK83.04

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN23.41
$7.08
NOK75.45
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN102.79
$93.77
NOK999.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN116,051.00
$31,887.27
NOK339,799.85

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pay 38.0% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN64.93
$54.49
NOK580.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,041.16
$968.76
NOK10,323.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,143.39
$696.29
NOK7,419.92

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,917.60
$287.60
NOK3,064.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN47,503.38
$9,082.10
NOK96,781.50

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN14.02
$9.54
NOK101.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN13.82
$4.47
NOK47.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN17.99
$13.62
NOK145.17

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Arendal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN337.77
$83.22
NOK886.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN156.92
$54.47
NOK580.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN333.52
$102.93
NOK1,096.86

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