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Warsaw vs. Chapala Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 62.2% more expensive than Chapala.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 87.1% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Chapala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.7% more for restaurants

	Chapala	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.67 MX$215.86	$11.51 PLN44.70	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.23 MX$133.74	$10.23 PLN39.73	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$30.86	$2.24 PLN8.69	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 MX$22.63	$2.24 PLN8.71	+83.2%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Chapala	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 MX$41.46	$1.49 PLN5.78	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$75.10	$4.41 PLN17.13	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$103.85	$4.07 PLN15.80	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MX$43.21	$3.89 PLN15.11	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 MX$46.67	$2.95 PLN11.46	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MX$19.02	$0.54 PLN2.11	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$11.08	$0.77 PLN3.00	+29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.89	$0.77 PLN3.00	+10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$14.70	$1.83 PLN7.12	+130.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.42	$0.40 PLN1.56	-44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$11.67	$0.41 PLN1.59	-35.3%
Average			-4.0%

Chapala vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Chapala	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MX$103.63	$6.61 PLN25.68	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.12 PLN109.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.89 MX$515.77	$12.78 PLN49.66	-54.2%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Chapala	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.93 MX$461.07	$16.12 PLN62.61	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+101.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.40 MX$691.64	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+602.5%
Average			+129.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Chapala	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+171.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+390.4%
Average			+264.6%

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pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chapala	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MX$41.15	$4.60 PLN17.88	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 MX$62.22	$4.27 PLN16.58	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 MX$77.88	$6.39 PLN24.83	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.63 MX$436.92	$46.71 PLN181.45	+97.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 MX$55.48	$9.20 PLN35.76	+206.8%
Average			+98.4%

Chapala vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 87.1% more for clothing

	Chapala	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$107.88 PLN419.08	+93.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$39.61 PLN153.88	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.85 MX$977.35	$106.17 PLN412.46	+100.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.16 MX$668.72	$111.84 PLN434.46	+209.3%
Average			+87.1%

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