Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Manchester is 73.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% more in Manchester
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Manchester
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Manchester
Housing: pay 53.0% more in Manchester
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Manchester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.6% more in Manchester
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Manchester

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

Manchester vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Manchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.51	$19.37 £15.04	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.69	$10.33 £8.02	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.98	$2.57 £2.00	+43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.96	$1.78 £1.38	-0.4%
Average			+39.5%

Warsaw vs. Manchester - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Manchester
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.23	$1.53 £1.19	+40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.96	$5.03 £3.90	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.77	$5.99 £4.65	+57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.76	$3.83 £2.98	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.88	$3.77 £2.93	+48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$1.29 £1.01	+185.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.91	$0.77 £0.60	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.20	$1.57 £1.22	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.40	$1.75 £1.36	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.96 £0.74	+131.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.82	$0.80 £0.62	+70.5%
Average			+63.3%

Warsaw vs. Manchester - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	Manchester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN24.12	$7.12 £5.53	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.90	$110.30 £85.64	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN119,564.25	$36,531.14 £28,365.99	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.81	$28.47 £22.11	+259.5%
Average			+149.6%

Warsaw vs. Manchester - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Manchester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.90	$39.51 £30.68	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,163.49	$1,526.78 £1,185.53	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,238.55	$1,143.93 £888.25	+37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN873.25	$229.34 £178.08	+2.2%
Average			+53.0%

Warsaw vs. Manchester - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Manchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,975.66	$1,691.34 £1,313.31	+233.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,941.46	$16,789.99 £13,037.22	+33.5%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Manchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.44	$6.46 £5.01	+74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.24	$4.60 £3.58	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.53	$17.63 £13.69	+270.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN164.37	$39.74 £30.86	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.69	$12.90 £10.02	+49.0%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Manchester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN348.00	$84.41 £65.54	-5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN161.67	$41.44 £32.18	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN343.61	$90.41 £70.20	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN397.51	$90.41 £70.20	-11.5%
Average			-3.8%

Warsaw vs. Manchester - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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