Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Indianapolis (IN), United States

Indianapolis vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Indianapolis is 73.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Indianapolis
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Indianapolis
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Indianapolis
Housing: pay 96.0% more in Indianapolis
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Indianapolis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Indianapolis
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Indianapolis

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

Indianapolis vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.60	$25.00	+152.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.03	$10.00	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.63	$2.46	+36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.62	$2.15	+20.4%
Average			+56.3%

Warsaw vs. Indianapolis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.02	$3.16	+190.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.12	$5.33	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.04	$3.00	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.18	$2.64	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.39	$4.90	+92.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.68	$1.81	+299.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.76	$0.56	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.04	$2.83	+244.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.13	$1.44	+3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.53	$1.04	+151.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.73	$1.26	+169.6%
Average			+101.4%

Warsaw vs. Indianapolis - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.93	$3.52	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN100.65	$60.00	+120.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN113,638.97	$35,000.00	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.28	$15.67	+97.9%
Average			+47.2%

Warsaw vs. Indianapolis - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN63.58	$72.22	+320.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,957.16	$1,620.00	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,078.05	$1,116.88	+34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN829.98	$175.88	-21.6%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,877.75	$1,855.00	+265.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN46,516.06	$27,350.00	+117.4%
Average			+191.4%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.73	$6.50	+75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.54	$4.65	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.61	$8.36	+75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN156.22	$34.75	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.03	$13.00	+50.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Indianapolis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN330.75	$49.40	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN153.66	$44.67	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN326.59	$65.80	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN377.81	$92.00	-10.0%
Average			-18.2%

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