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Bridgeport vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Bridgeport is 41.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% more in Bridgeport
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bridgeport
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Bridgeport
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Bridgeport
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bridgeport
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Bridgeport
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Bridgeport

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

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Bridgeport vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$20.00	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$12.00	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.59	+15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.00	-10.8%
Average			+36.1%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.85	+158.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$8.27	+87.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$4.50	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$3.75	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$4.50	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$3.62	+565.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.71	+121.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$2.43	+214.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.50	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.83	+353.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$2.18	+434.3%
Average			+135.0%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$4.13	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$35,458.00	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$20.40	+59.6%
Average			-9.5%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$50.00	+210.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$2,000.00	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,200.00	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$187.69	-28.6%
Average			+36.5%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$2,600.82	+342.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$34,363.00	+137.7%
Average			+224.2%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$4.00	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.59	+31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$15.00	+134.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$24.55	-47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$12.00	+30.4%
Average			+1.7%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Bridgeport
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$45.00	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$76.43	+92.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$70.00	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$120.25	+7.5%
Average			-13.1%

Warsaw vs. Bridgeport - Cost of clothing

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