Cost of living comparison
Metz is 32.6% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% more in Metz
- Groceries
-
pay 82.1% more in Metz
- Transportation
-
pay 66.4% more in Metz
- Housing
-
pay 28.9% less in Metz
- Childcare
-
pay 37.8% more in Metz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% more in Metz
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4% less in Metz
The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Metz are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Metz. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Metz.
If you lived in Metz instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN38.02
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.89
|
$3.82
€3.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.87
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.18
|
$2.01
€1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN16.74
|
$11.23
€10.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.58
|
$3.47
€3.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN11.61
|
$4.85
€4.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.75
|
$6.32
€5.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.74
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.87
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.16
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.33
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.59
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.80
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN23.81
|
$7.56
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN104.55
|
$64.31
€58.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN118,042.79
|
$30,009.37
€27,489.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN30.41
|
$16.61
€15.22
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN66.05
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,110.51
|
$589.47
€539.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,197.34
|
$607.33
€556.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN862.14
|
$141.01
€129.17
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,950.52
|
$756.26
€692.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN48,318.68
|
$15,942.48
€14,604.03
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.26
|
$4.29
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.06
|
$3.11
€2.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN18.30
|
$10.99
€10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN162.28
|
$21.40
€19.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN33.27
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Metz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN343.57
|
$78.60
€72.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN159.61
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN339.24
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN392.45
|
$148.98
€136.47
|
|
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