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Warsaw vs. Nanchang Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.6 times more expensive than Nanchang.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 70.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 24.8% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 84.5% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Nanchang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 CN¥15.47	$11.51 PLN44.70	+397.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 CN¥32.93	$10.23 PLN39.73	+107.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥2.99	$2.24 PLN8.69	+400.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 CN¥1.72	$2.24 PLN8.71	+772.9%
Average			+288.0%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34 CN¥15.68	$1.49 PLN5.78	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 CN¥43.41	$4.41 PLN17.13	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.51 CN¥50.27	$4.07 PLN15.80	-45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$3.89 PLN15.11	+129.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 CN¥12.11	$2.95 PLN11.46	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CN¥6.11	$0.54 PLN2.11	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.32	$0.77 PLN3.00	+55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 CN¥5.70	$0.77 PLN3.00	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CN¥5.64	$1.83 PLN7.12	+117.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.62	$0.40 PLN1.56	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.48	$0.41 PLN1.59	-21.6%
Average			+2.3%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.6% more for transportation

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 CN¥32.25	$6.61 PLN25.68	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.92 CN¥99.79	$28.12 PLN109.26	+88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 CN¥23.95	$12.78 PLN49.66	+257.1%
Average			+70.6%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.42 CN¥89.81	$16.12 PLN62.61	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$223.73 CN¥1,496.91	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+426.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.32 CN¥798.35	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+696.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.80 CN¥179.34	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+880.2%
Average			+533.5%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 24.8% more for childcare

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$325.15 CN¥2,175.51	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,779.52 CN¥112K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-13.8%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 CN¥8.98	$4.60 PLN17.88	+242.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 CN¥17.71	$4.27 PLN16.58	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 CN¥19.96	$6.39 PLN24.83	+114.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.26 CN¥282.75	$46.71 PLN181.45	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 CN¥42.41	$9.20 PLN35.76	+45.2%
Average			+71.0%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 84.5% more for clothing

	Nanchang	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.21 CN¥248.99	$107.88 PLN419.08	+189.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.37 CN¥149.69	$39.61 PLN153.88	+77.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.20 CN¥590.12	$106.17 PLN412.46	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.66 CN¥399.18	$111.84 PLN434.46	+87.5%
Average			+84.5%

Nanchang vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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