Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 2.0% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Santa Cruz De Tenerife are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.23	$16.08 €14.10	+62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.58	$9.65 €8.46	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.75	$1.75 €1.54	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.73	$1.04 €0.91	-41.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.09	$1.58 €1.39	+45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.40	$5.65 €4.96	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.28	$4.07 €3.57	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.37	$2.74 €2.41	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.55	$3.24 €2.84	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$0.88 €0.78	+94.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.81	$0.66 €0.58	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.09	$0.70 €0.61	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.22	$1.08 €0.95	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.56	$0.49 €0.43	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.76	$0.76 €0.67	+62.7%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.32	$5.84 €5.12	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.40	$32.15 €28.20	+18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,609.44	$35,759.38 €31,366.52	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.79	$16.91 €14.83	+113.6%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.68	$32.15 €28.20	+87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,025.78	$937.79 €822.59	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,131.43	$870.81 €763.83	+4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN844.37	$63.78 €55.94	-71.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,910.31	$321.53 €282.03	-36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,322.63	$7,752.42 €6,800.07	-38.4%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.96	$2.68 €2.35	-27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.77	$1.84 €1.61	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.92	$4.72 €4.14	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.93	$44.37 €38.92	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.58	$8.84 €7.76	+2.1%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN336.49	$72.88 €63.93	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.32	$24.11 €21.15	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN332.25	$78.24 €68.63	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN384.36	$63.23 €55.47	-38.1%
Average			-27.5%

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