Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.2 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$20.90
€19.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$4.67
€4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$6.56
€6.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$7.10
€6.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$3.56
€3.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$4.76
€4.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$1.80
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.95
€0.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$1.46
€1.38
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$8.55
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$23.58
€22.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$46,276.05
€43,886.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$20.36
€19.31
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$61.09
€57.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$8,084.96
€7,667.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$6,430.58
€6,098.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$235.04
€222.90
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$2,089.94
€1,982.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$42,736.55
€40,529.72
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$6.62
€6.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$515.79
€489.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$174.43
€165.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$75.29
€71.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$219.18
€207.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$625.91
€593.59
|
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