Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 23.5% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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