Cost of living comparison
Reading is 71.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
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pay 71.2% more in Reading
- Groceries
-
pay 43.4% more in Reading
- Transportation
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pay 96.9% more in Reading
- Housing
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pay 51.8% more in Reading
- Childcare
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pay 2.4 times more in Reading
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 91.1% more in Reading
- Clothing
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pay 8.3% more in Reading
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Reading are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reading.
If you lived in Reading instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN35.66
|
$25.83
£18.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN31.21
|
$8.84
£6.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.46
|
$3.23
£2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.45
|
$2.53
£1.85
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN3.92
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN15.70
|
$4.26
£3.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN13.68
|
$5.02
£3.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN10.89
|
$3.53
£2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.15
|
$3.70
£2.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.63
|
$1.35
£0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.69
|
$0.59
£0.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN2.96
|
$1.40
£1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.00
|
$2.22
£1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.49
|
$0.52
£0.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.69
|
$0.56
£0.41
|
|
pay 96.9% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN22.34
|
$6.99
£5.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN98.08
|
$82.66
£60.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN110,731.59
|
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN28.53
|
$19.97
£14.62
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN61.95
|
$39.02
£28.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN3,855.92
|
$1,614.42
£1,182.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN2,999.30
|
$1,366.88
£1,000.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN808.74
|
$146.30
£107.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,829.71
|
$1,653.17
£1,210.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN45,325.97
|
$19,586.17
£14,343.07
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.37
|
$6.46
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.19
|
$4.66
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.16
|
$18.08
£13.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN152.22
|
$46.66
£34.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN31.21
|
$14.21
£10.40
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Reading
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN322.29
|
$72.88
£53.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN149.73
|
$67.38
£49.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN318.23
|
$88.26
£64.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN368.14
|
$91.70
£67.15
|
|
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