Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 69.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 93.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 36.1% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.38	$14.93 NZ$25.62	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.70	$8.96 NZ$15.37	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.77	$2.57 NZ$4.42	+43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.76	$2.15 NZ$3.70	+20.4%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 93.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.11	$1.96 NZ$3.37	+80.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.46	$4.15 NZ$7.12	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.33	$6.98 NZ$11.98	+83.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.42	$6.84 NZ$11.74	+126.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.59	$5.06 NZ$8.68	+99.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$1.40 NZ$2.40	+208.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.82	$1.09 NZ$1.87	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.10	$1.48 NZ$2.53	+79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.24	$2.61 NZ$4.48	+88.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.57	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+144.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.77	$0.84 NZ$1.44	+79.1%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.41	$6.42 NZ$11.02	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.79	$127.57 NZ$218.92	+368.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN116,051.00	$34,339.84 NZ$58,932.31	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.90	$18.22 NZ$31.26	+130.0%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.93	$54.27 NZ$93.13	+215.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,041.16	$1,487.35 NZ$2,552.51	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,143.39	$1,335.17 NZ$2,291.36	+60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN847.59	$134.11 NZ$230.15	-40.3%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,917.60	$871.44 NZ$1,495.51	+71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,503.38	$12,649.75 NZ$21,708.87	+0.6%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.02	$7.17 NZ$12.30	+93.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.82	$3.41 NZ$5.86	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.99	$24.46 NZ$41.97	+413.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN159.54	$39.85 NZ$68.38	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.70	$12.24 NZ$21.01	+41.4%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN337.77	$75.78 NZ$130.05	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.92	$55.09 NZ$94.55	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN333.52	$119.44 NZ$204.98	+35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN385.83	$129.60 NZ$222.41	+26.8%
Average			+19.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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