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Baton Rouge vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 39.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% less in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 85.0% more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 95.6% more in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Baton Rouge

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

Baton Rouge vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 2.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$15.00	+37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$9.50	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$2.00	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.25	-34.9%
Average			-2.4%

Warsaw vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.71	+85.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$6.72	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$5.15	+18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$3.07	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$5.12	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$2.44	+299.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.93	+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$2.37	+146.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.77	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$1.36	+185.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.16	+114.6%
Average			+85.0%

Warsaw vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$2.85	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$56.00	+86.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$37,784.06	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$13.94	+2.0%
Average			+11.6%

Warsaw vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$73.51	+321.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,326.00	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$1,383.33	+52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$105.62	-60.5%
Average			+82.5%

Warsaw vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 95.6% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$1,925.00	+228.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$10,000.00	-37.2%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.00	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$6.08	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$11.00	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$52.33	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$12.00	+25.4%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$35.99	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$42.50	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$87.75	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$78.33	-32.0%
Average			-29.7%

Warsaw vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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