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Warsaw vs. Maldonado Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 27.2% more expensive than Maldonado.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 60.1% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Maldonado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 UYU602.50	$11.51 PLN45.07	-23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.71 UYU550.83	$10.23 PLN40.06	-25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68 UYU107.72	$2.24 PLN8.76	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.36	$2.24 PLN8.78	+9.4%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 UYU110.07	$1.49 PLN5.83	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU282.51	$4.41 PLN17.28	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UYU175.53	$4.07 PLN15.93	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 UYU164.25	$3.89 PLN15.24	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 UYU212.47	$2.95 PLN11.56	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.49	$0.54 PLN2.13	-57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 UYU39.64	$0.77 PLN3.03	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.04	$0.77 PLN3.03	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU57.78	$1.83 PLN7.17	+27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.09	$0.40 PLN1.58	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 UYU37.36	$0.41 PLN1.60	-56.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU331.28	$6.61 PLN25.89	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.87 UYU2,003.04	$28.12 PLN110.17	-43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$30,654.89 PLN120K	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.89 UYU276.82	$12.78 PLN50.08	+85.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	$16.12 PLN63.14	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$423.88 UYU17,025.81	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	+178.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.91 UYU12,769.35	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	+199.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.95 UYU3,532.56	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	+198.7%
Average			+161.2%

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pay 60.1% more for childcare

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$498.68 UYU20,030.36	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	+17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,649.05 UYU267K	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	+117.5%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 UYU120.18	$4.60 PLN18.03	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 UYU187.13	$4.27 PLN16.72	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU220.33	$6.39 PLN25.04	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 UYU1,936.27	$46.71 PLN182.96	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU490.74	$9.20 PLN36.05	-24.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Maldonado	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.81 UYU3,607.23	$107.88 PLN422.57	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.40 UYU1,502.28	$39.61 PLN155.16	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	$106.17 PLN415.89	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.09 UYU4,743.35	$111.84 PLN438.08	-5.3%
Average			+0.7%

Maldonado vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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