Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Santander, Spain
Santander vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santander is 9.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 12.1% more in Santander
Groceries
pay 55.5% more in Santander
Transportation
pay 33.4% more in Santander
Housing
pay 9.3% less in Santander
Childcare
pay 23.7% less in Santander
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5% less in Santander
Clothing
pay 0.5% less in Santander

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

Santander vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.1% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Santander
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN36.12
$12.86
€11.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN31.60
$10.18
€8.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.55
$2.01
€1.72

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pay 55.5% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Santander
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN3.97
$1.29
€1.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN15.91
$7.88
€6.74
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN13.85
$4.26
€3.64

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Santander
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN22.62
$6.33
€5.42
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN99.33
$36.98
€31.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN112,145.36
$35,759.38
€30,592.15

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pay 9.3% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Santander
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN62.75
$32.58
€27.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN3,905.15
$660.92
€565.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,037.60
$482.29
€412.60

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pay 23.7% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Santander
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,853.07
$428.71
€366.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN45,904.67
$8,574.10
€7,335.15

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Santander
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN13.54
$2.95
€2.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN13.36
$2.04
€1.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN17.38
$6.43
€5.50

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Santander
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN326.40
$104.50
€89.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN151.64
$33.49
€28.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN322.29
$83.06
€71.06

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