Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 25.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in Romania
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Romania
Housing: pay 59.2% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Romania

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Romania.

Romania vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.24	$8.56 RON38.95	-13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.58	$6.33 RON28.79	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.75	$1.72 RON7.81	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.73	$1.43 RON6.50	-20.2%
Average			-16.3%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.09	$1.08 RON4.90	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.40	$3.79 RON17.25	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.28	$5.46 RON24.84	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.37	$2.83 RON12.87	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.55	$2.70 RON12.29	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$0.47 RON2.15	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.81	$0.66 RON2.99	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.09	$0.65 RON2.94	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.22	$0.85 RON3.86	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.56	$0.38 RON1.71	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.76	$0.41 RON1.86	-12.5%
Average			-5.5%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.32	$5.64 RON25.69	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.40	$20.73 RON94.33	-23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,612.02	$25,159.13 RON114,484.11	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.79	$6.39 RON29.10	-19.2%
Average			-17.5%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.69	$8.45 RON38.44	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,025.87	$363.94 RON1,656.07	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,131.50	$266.85 RON1,214.28	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN844.39	$107.36 RON488.55	-52.2%
Average			-59.2%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,910.35	$405.62 RON1,845.72	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,323.69	$6,284.14 RON28,595.34	-50.0%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.96	$2.01 RON9.16	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.77	$2.20 RON10.02	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.92	$5.30 RON24.11	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.93	$37.40 RON170.19	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.58	$6.19 RON28.16	-28.5%
Average			-22.9%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN336.49	$57.67 RON262.42	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.33	$34.90 RON158.81	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN332.26	$69.76 RON317.42	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN384.37	$80.53 RON366.44	-21.2%
Average			-23.4%

Warsaw vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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