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Warsaw vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 9.5% more expensive than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	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	$11.13 MX$205.76	$10.23 PLN39.73	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 MX$35.86	$2.24 PLN8.69	+15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 MX$26.22	$2.24 PLN8.71	+58.1%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$3.55 MX$65.67	$1.49 PLN5.78	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 MX$93.52	$4.41 PLN17.13	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MX$131.83	$4.07 PLN15.80	-42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MX$41.74	$3.89 PLN15.11	+72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.08 MX$93.87	$2.95 PLN11.46	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MX$24.34	$0.54 PLN2.11	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.21	$0.77 PLN3.00	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.70	$0.77 PLN3.00	-14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.69	$1.83 PLN7.12	+91.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$19.94	$0.40 PLN1.56	-62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.48	$0.41 PLN1.59	-71.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 MX$107.37	$6.61 PLN25.68	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MX$403.29	$28.12 PLN109.26	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.21 MX$540.12	$12.78 PLN49.66	-56.2%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 MX$604.29	$16.12 PLN62.61	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,324.04 MX$24,485.27	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.52 MX$13,065.67	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.00 MX$1,239.09	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+292.1%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$333.79 MX$6,172.76	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,316.08 MX$117K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+128.9%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 MX$56.58	$4.60 PLN17.88	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 MX$77.16	$4.27 PLN16.58	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$81.79	$6.39 PLN24.83	+44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.09 MX$685.86	$46.71 PLN181.45	+25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 MX$159.46	$9.20 PLN35.76	+6.7%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$107.88 PLN419.08	+93.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.23 MX$651.57	$39.61 PLN153.88	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31 MX$1,928.99	$106.17 PLN412.46	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.36 MX$1,800.39	$111.84 PLN434.46	+14.9%
Average			+26.4%

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