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Warsaw vs. Grass Valley Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 12.0% cheaper than Grass Valley.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 12.0% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 61.6% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 45.4% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Grass Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Grass Valley, you would:

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$10.94 PLN39.96	-45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$9.57 PLN34.97	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$2.25 PLN8.23	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.92 PLN7.02	+28.5%
Average			-3.8%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$4.00	$1.46 PLN5.34	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$5.39 PLN19.69	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16	$4.34 PLN15.84	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30	$3.70 PLN13.51	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39	$3.39 PLN12.38	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.61 PLN2.23	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.83 PLN3.02	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.96 PLN3.52	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.24	$1.57 PLN5.74	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.48 PLN1.75	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.54 PLN1.97	-71.3%
Average			-40.2%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$6.61 PLN24.16	+40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.08 PLN109.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.67 PLN49.95
Average			+15.0%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.0% less for housing

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$17.42 PLN63.67	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,775.00	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06	$267.55 PLN977.67	+101.1%
Average			-12.0%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 61.6% less for childcare

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,158.33	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,215.00	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	-50.5%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$4.92 PLN17.98	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96	$4.22 PLN15.40	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$5.95 PLN21.73	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$46.75 PLN170.84	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$9.57 PLN34.97	-23.4%
Average			-26.8%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.4% more for clothing

	Grass Valley	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$99.57 PLN363.85	+184.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$48.35 PLN176.67	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$98.47 PLN359.81	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$233.33	$115.26 PLN421.18	-50.6%
Average			+45.4%

Grass Valley vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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