Cost of living comparison
Swindon is 43.5% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.5% more in Swindon
- Groceries
-
pay 58.5% more in Swindon
- Transportation
-
pay 98.5% more in Swindon
- Housing
-
pay 31.6% more in Swindon
- Childcare
-
pay 35.2% more in Swindon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.9% more in Swindon
- Clothing
-
pay 16.5% less in Swindon
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Swindon are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Swindon.
If you lived in Swindon instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN37.24
|
$19.37
£14.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN32.58
|
$8.84
£6.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.75
|
$1.59
£1.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.73
|
$1.21
£0.91
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.10
|
$1.44
£1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN16.40
|
$4.07
£3.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.28
|
$6.33
£4.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN11.38
|
$3.53
£2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.55
|
$3.50
£2.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.71
|
$1.34
£1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.81
|
$0.78
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.09
|
$1.40
£1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.22
|
$1.84
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.56
|
$0.96
£0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.76
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN23.33
|
$6.99
£5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN102.41
|
$89.12
£67.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN115,623.76
|
$36,531.14
£27,538.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN29.79
|
$18.62
£14.04
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN64.69
|
$39.02
£29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,026.28
|
$1,155.93
£871.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,131.81
|
$1,052.60
£793.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN844.47
|
$146.30
£110.29
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,910.54
|
$1,162.38
£876.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN47,328.49
|
$5,237.18
£3,948.01
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.96
|
$4.97
£3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.77
|
$3.73
£2.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.92
|
$20.28
£15.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN158.95
|
$33.32
£25.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN32.58
|
$15.49
£11.67
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN336.53
|
$54.89
£41.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN156.34
|
$37.13
£27.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN332.29
|
$82.66
£62.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN384.41
|
$91.70
£69.13
|
|
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