Cost of living comparison

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Munich is 60.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

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

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pay 82.1% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Munich
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN39.93
$18.76
€17.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN34.94
$12.59
€11.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN7.24
$3.75
€3.50

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Munich
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.39
$2.23
€2.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN17.58
$7.11
€6.64
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN15.31
$4.98
€4.65

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Munich
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN25.01
$7.17
€6.69
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN109.82
$52.52
€49.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
$29,130.52
€27,177.79

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pay 65.4% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Munich
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN69.37
$40.50
€37.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
$1,553.51
€1,449.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,358.33
$1,276.11
€1,190.57

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pay 59.4% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Munich
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN2,048.73
$995.31
€928.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
$15,451.25
€14,415.49

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Munich
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN14.97
$5.20
€4.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN14.77
$4.12
€3.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN19.22
$8.79
€8.20

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Munich
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN360.87
$98.86
€92.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN167.65
$40.95
€38.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN356.32
$98.57
€91.96

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