Cost of living comparison
Barcelona is 25.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.4% more in Barcelona
- Groceries
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pay 50.7% more in Barcelona
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% more in Barcelona
- Housing
-
pay 32.1% more in Barcelona
- Childcare
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pay 11.2% more in Barcelona
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.7% more in Barcelona
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% less in Barcelona
The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Barcelona are more expensive than in Warsaw.
If you lived in Barcelona instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN41.01
|
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
$11.79
€11.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.43
|
$2.54
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.41
|
$1.91
€1.85
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.51
|
$1.81
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN18.06
|
$7.89
€7.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.73
|
$4.29
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.53
|
$3.26
€3.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.52
|
$4.15
€4.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.88
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.09
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.40
|
$1.00
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.75
|
$1.13
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.72
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.94
|
$0.80
€0.78
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.69
|
$6.73
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN112.77
|
$23.58
€22.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN127,318.12
|
$34,473.26
€33,431.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.80
|
$20.36
€19.75
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN71.23
|
$37.02
€35.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
|
$1,371.48
€1,330.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,448.57
|
$1,029.44
€998.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN929.88
|
$137.15
€133.01
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,103.78
|
$635.96
€616.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN52,115.37
|
$12,241.07
€11,871.28
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.38
|
$3.75
€3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.17
|
$2.44
€2.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.73
|
$5.89
€5.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN175.03
|
$49.24
€47.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
$10.45
€10.13
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN370.57
|
$82.23
€79.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN172.16
|
$36.25
€35.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN365.90
|
$97.65
€94.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN423.29
|
$110.84
€107.49
|
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