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Bowling Green vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Bowling Green is 23.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% more in Bowling Green
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Bowling Green
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Bowling Green
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Bowling Green
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in Bowling Green
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Bowling Green
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Bowling Green

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

Bowling Green vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bowling Green instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 3.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.28	$12.00	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.37	$9.00	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.09	$2.33	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.90	$2.03	+5.7%
Average			+3.2%

Warsaw vs. Bowling Green - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.25	$2.25	+54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.35	$5.05	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.57	$2.99	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.28	$2.69	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.17	$4.10	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.19	$1.89	+210.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.97	$0.53	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.46	$1.05	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.65	$1.76	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$1.19	+149.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$1.39	+157.7%
Average			+46.7%

Warsaw vs. Bowling Green - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.75	$2.97	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.02	$40.00	+33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	$35,699.74	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.10	$17.43	+27.5%
Average			+3.5%

Warsaw vs. Bowling Green - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.58	$64.67	+271.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	$1,166.33	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	$1,016.33	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN960.91	$119.09	-55.5%
Average			+57.5%

Warsaw vs. Bowling Green - Cost of housing

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pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	$1,166.67	+99.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	$25,000.00	+56.9%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.68	$4.12	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.14	$4.81	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.35	$7.97	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN167.92	$30.00	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.37	$15.00	+56.7%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Bowling Green
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN357.62	$54.75	-45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN173.64	$28.75	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN353.64	$75.00	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN413.96	$75.00	-34.9%
Average			-36.0%

Warsaw vs. Bowling Green - Cost of clothing

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