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Aurora vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Aurora is 29.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% more in Aurora
Groceries
pay 55.8% more in Aurora
Transportation
pay 21.3% more in Aurora
Housing
pay 30.9% more in Aurora
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Aurora
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.1% more in Aurora
Clothing
pay 20.5% less in Aurora

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

Aurora vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.51
PLN45.40
$14.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.35
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
PLN8.83
$2.95
 

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pay 55.8% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PLN5.88
$3.50
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
PLN17.40
$4.41
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.07
PLN16.05
$3.28
 

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN26.08
$3.99
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN110.97
$135.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,654.89
PLN121K
$24,500.00
 

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pay 30.9% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.12
PLN63.60
$55.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,178.19
PLN4,648.84
$1,681.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.41
PLN3,750.09
$1,448.00
 

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $588.07
PLN2,320.36
$1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,458.55
PLN57,049.74
$23,429.75
 

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.60
PLN18.16
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
PLN16.84
$5.33
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.39
PLN25.22
$10.73
 

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Aurora
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$107.88
PLN425.67
$56.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.61
PLN156.30
$50.56
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.17
PLN418.94
$88.50
 

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