Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Vacoas, Mauritius

Vacoas vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Vacoas is 27.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Vacoas
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Vacoas
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Vacoas
Housing: pay 47.0% less in Vacoas
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Vacoas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Vacoas
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Vacoas

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vacoas.

Vacoas vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$5.88 MUR267.35	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$4.87 MUR221.18	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$0.94 MUR42.67	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$0.55 MUR24.91	-69.4%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$0.71 MUR32.34	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$1.34 MUR60.76	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$4.80 MUR218.36	+26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$1.99 MUR90.25	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$1.31 MUR59.53	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$0.98 MUR44.65	+116.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$0.84 MUR38.37	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$0.82 MUR37.48	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$1.33 MUR60.30	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.47 MUR21.50	+14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.52 MUR23.70	+11.4%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$5.49 MUR249.76	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$25,662.96 MUR1,166,638.15	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$20.32 MUR923.59	+156.6%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 47.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$24.95 MUR1,134.23	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$256.63 MUR11,666.38	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$228.12 MUR10,370.12	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$35.02 MUR1,592.21	-84.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$185.34 MUR8,425.72	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$3,849.44 MUR174,995.72	-69.4%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$2.35 MUR106.94	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$2.22 MUR101.00	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$5.56 MUR252.77	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	$25.66 MUR1,166.64	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$5.35 MUR243.05	-38.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Vacoas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$28.87 MUR1,312.47	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$28.34 MUR1,288.16	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$64.16 MUR2,916.60	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$57.03 MUR2,592.53	-44.2%
Average			-42.8%

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