Cost of living comparison
Lucerne is 2.3 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Lucerne instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN38.80
|
$30.39
CHF25.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.01
|
$15.47
CHF13.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN6.91
|
$4.10
CHF3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.48
|
$3.41
CHF2.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.19
|
$3.54
CHF3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN17.62
|
$13.61
CHF11.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN14.80
|
$7.53
CHF6.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN11.77
|
$6.93
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.23
|
$14.26
CHF12.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
$1.48
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.84
|
$1.00
CHF0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.24
|
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.26
|
$2.61
CHF2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.49
|
$0.97
CHF0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
$1.02
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN24.44
|
$7.72
CHF6.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN106.71
|
$87.85
CHF74.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN118,448.16
|
$36,243.17
CHF30,819.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.04
|
$42.21
CHF35.89
|
|
pay 84.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN61.59
|
$52.08
CHF44.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,233.78
|
$1,635.36
CHF1,390.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,242.32
|
$1,565.38
CHF1,331.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN877.49
|
$186.20
CHF158.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,016.64
|
$2,166.86
CHF1,842.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN52,835.97
|
$38,305.79
CHF32,573.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.52
|
$7.73
CHF6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.99
|
$5.52
CHF4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.43
|
$9.94
CHF8.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN160.89
|
$83.50
CHF71.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.10
|
$19.89
CHF16.91
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Lucerne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN356.82
|
$129.83
CHF110.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN162.55
|
$69.98
CHF59.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN346.65
|
$131.22
CHF111.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN403.56
|
$136.28
CHF115.88
|
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