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Warsaw vs. L'Aquila Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 16.5% more expensive than L'Aquila.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 97.1% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in L'Aquila. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Warsaw. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. L'Aquila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of L'Aquila, you would:

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pay 29.4% less for restaurants

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.99	$11.51 PLN45.22	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$10.23 PLN40.19	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.50	$2.24 PLN8.79	-20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$2.24 PLN8.81	+100.2%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.96 €2.64	$1.49 PLN5.85	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 €7.98	$4.41 PLN17.33	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 €4.87	$4.07 PLN15.99	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 €3.07	$3.89 PLN15.29	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.58 €4.98	$2.95 PLN11.60	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.54 PLN2.14	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$0.77 PLN3.04	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.77 PLN3.04	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.83 PLN7.20	+38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.40 PLN1.58	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.41 PLN1.60	-47.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.75	$6.61 PLN25.98	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.63 €34.48	$28.12 PLN110.53	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,954.79 €31,198.47	$30,654.89 PLN120K	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.02 €15.19	$12.78 PLN50.24	-24.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.07 €27.73	$16.12 PLN63.35	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$545.87 €487.21	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	+115.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.90 €381.02	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	+122.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.36 €134.20	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	+74.7%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.37 €119.93	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	+337.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,310.37 €10,987.48	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	+17.5%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$4.60 PLN18.09	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 €1.62	$4.27 PLN16.78	+135.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.44 €5.75	$6.39 PLN25.12	-0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.97	$46.71 PLN183.57	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.75	$9.20 PLN36.17	+6.1%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	L'Aquila	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.95	$107.88 PLN423.98	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.55 €31.73	$39.61 PLN155.68	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.66 €88.95	$106.17 PLN417.28	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.57 €98.69	$111.84 PLN439.54	+1.1%
Average			+6.5%

L'Aquila vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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