Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Bath, United Kingdom
Bath vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Bath is 66.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 32.4% more in Bath
Groceries
pay 65.5% more in Bath
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Bath
Housing
pay 57.1% more in Bath
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Bath
Entertainment and Sports
pay 90.3% more in Bath
Clothing
pay 10.9% less in Bath

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

Bath vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 32.4% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Bath
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN38.02
$19.37
£14.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN33.27
$9.69
£7.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.89
$2.36
£1.82

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Bath
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.18
$1.58
£1.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN16.74
$4.99
£3.86
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN14.58
$6.30
£4.87

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Bath
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN23.81
$7.08
£5.47
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN104.55
$104.61
£80.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN118,042.79
$36,531.14
£28,225.71

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pay 57.1% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Bath
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN66.05
$40.36
£31.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,110.51
$1,478.60
£1,142.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,197.34
$1,248.49
£964.64

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Bath
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,950.52
$1,614.42
£1,247.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN48,318.68
$15,498.45
£11,974.85

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Bath
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN14.26
$6.46
£4.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN14.06
$4.28
£3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN18.30
$18.40
£14.22

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Bath
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN343.57
$74.91
£57.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN159.61
$34.44
£26.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN339.24
$85.88
£66.36

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