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Warsaw vs. Guanajuato Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 60.0% more expensive than Guanajuato.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 49.9% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Guanajuato Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$11.51 PLN44.70	-17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.51 MX$138.89	$10.23 PLN39.73	+36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 MX$31.78	$2.24 PLN8.69	+30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 MX$18.77	$2.24 PLN8.71	+120.9%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.58	$1.49 PLN5.78	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.41 MX$44.58	$4.41 PLN17.13	+83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 MX$111.96	$4.07 PLN15.80	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MX$45.48	$3.89 PLN15.11	+58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 MX$82.69	$2.95 PLN11.46	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 MX$23.33	$0.54 PLN2.11	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$13.79	$0.77 PLN3.00	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$17.03	$0.77 PLN3.00	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.42	$1.83 PLN7.12	+152.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.40 PLN1.56	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.26	$0.41 PLN1.59	-50.5%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MX$103.22	$6.61 PLN25.68	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$28.12 PLN109.26	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,374.59 MX$377K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.35 MX$246.91	$12.78 PLN49.66	-4.3%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.93 MX$534.97	$16.12 PLN62.61	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$532.19 MX$9,841.78	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+121.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.97 MX$5,658.36	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+210.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.63 MX$714.41	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+580.1%
Average			+180.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.62 MX$3,857.97	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+181.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,674.44 MX$105K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+154.8%
Average			+168.0%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 MX$51.44	$4.60 PLN17.88	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 MX$70.89	$4.27 PLN16.58	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.78 MX$88.48	$6.39 PLN24.83	+33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.51 MX$582.64	$46.71 PLN181.45	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$9.20 PLN35.76	+37.9%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 49.9% more for clothing

	Guanajuato	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.68 MX$1,103.61	$107.88 PLN419.08	+80.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.07 MX$685.52	$39.61 PLN153.88	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.85 MX$1,439.62	$106.17 PLN412.46	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.39 MX$1,079.72	$111.84 PLN434.46	+91.6%
Average			+49.9%

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