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Warsaw vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 59.8% more expensive than Ramnicu Valcea.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 92.5% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Ramnicu Valcea, you would:

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 RON34.91	$10.94 PLN39.28	+35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.90 RON29.92	$9.57 PLN34.37	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.31	$2.25 PLN8.09	+4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 RON7.31	$1.92 PLN6.90	+13.9%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 RON5.42	$1.46 PLN5.25	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 RON19.18	$5.39 PLN19.35	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 RON26.15	$4.34 PLN15.57	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.33 RON14.42	$3.70 PLN13.28	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 RON13.12	$3.39 PLN12.17	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.49	$0.61 PLN2.19	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.17	$0.83 PLN2.97	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 RON2.71	$0.96 PLN3.46	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 RON4.52	$1.57 PLN5.65	+50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.93	$0.48 PLN1.72	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.97	$0.54 PLN1.94	+19.0%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 RON26.85	$6.61 PLN23.75	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.73	$30.08 PLN108.02	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.93	$13.67 PLN49.10	+120.1%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.67 RON33.24	$17.42 PLN62.58	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.59 RON1,944.80	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	+154.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.06 RON1,296.53	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	+203.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.74 RON588.50	$267.55 PLN960.91	+97.1%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 92.5% more for childcare

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.02 RON1,977.01	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	+28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	+156.5%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 RON10.97	$4.92 PLN17.68	+94.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 RON8.98	$4.22 PLN15.14	+103.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$5.95 PLN21.35	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 RON176.20	$46.75 PLN167.92	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.89	$9.57 PLN34.37	+4.0%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.21 RON256.70	$99.57 PLN357.62	+68.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 RON160.82	$48.35 PLN173.64	+30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.71 RON289.23	$98.47 PLN353.64	+47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.85 RON315.82	$115.26 PLN413.96	+58.2%
Average			+51.1%

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