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Warsaw vs. Karlovy Vary Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 64.1% more expensive than Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Karlovy Vary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Karlovy Vary, you would:

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pay 22.3% more for restaurants

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.16 CZK169.55	$10.94 PLN39.28	+34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 CZK164.56	$9.57 PLN34.37	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 CZK42.06	$2.25 PLN8.09	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CZK32.41	$1.92 PLN6.90	+23.2%
Average			+22.3%

Karlovy Vary vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CZK29.65	$1.46 PLN5.25	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 CZK127.42	$5.39 PLN19.35	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CZK88.58	$4.34 PLN15.57	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 CZK59.10	$3.70 PLN13.28	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 CZK67.86	$3.39 PLN12.17	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK16.40	$0.61 PLN2.19	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 CZK17.13	$0.83 PLN2.97	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.84	$0.96 PLN3.46	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CZK32.93	$1.57 PLN5.65	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.63	$0.48 PLN1.72	-14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.54	$0.54 PLN1.94	+6.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$6.61 PLN23.75	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$30.08 PLN108.02	+13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.30 CZK297.21	$13.67 PLN49.10	-4.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 CZK407.72	$17.42 PLN62.58	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	+124.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	$267.55 PLN960.91	+34.2%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	+205.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	+453.3%
Average			+329.4%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 CZK44.88	$4.92 PLN17.68	+127.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK61.84	$4.22 PLN15.14	+41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK159.58	$5.95 PLN21.35	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	$46.75 PLN167.92	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 CZK149.60	$9.57 PLN34.37	+32.9%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Karlovy Vary	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	$99.57 PLN357.62	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.40 CZK797.89	$48.35 PLN173.64	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	$98.47 PLN353.64	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	$115.26 PLN413.96	+5.7%
Average			+10.2%

Karlovy Vary vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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