Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United States

Chapel Hill vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Chapel Hill is 35.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Chapel Hill
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Chapel Hill
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Chapel Hill
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Chapel Hill
Childcare: pay 28.3% more in Chapel Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Chapel Hill
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Chapel Hill

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

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Chapel Hill vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chapel Hill instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$18.00	+56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$10.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.90	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.00	-10.8%
Average			+23.1%

Warsaw vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$4.68	+214.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$9.04	+104.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$4.36	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$5.44	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$6.23	+111.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$3.60	+561.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.82	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$3.10	+301.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.76	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$2.18	+440.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.80	+341.5%
Average			+146.7%

Warsaw vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$3.68	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$35,535.00	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$20.34	+59.1%
Average			-14.2%

Warsaw vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$70.83	+339.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,766.67	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,300.00	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$168.71	-35.8%
Average			+34.3%

Warsaw vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of housing

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pay 28.3% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,400.00	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$10,000.00	-30.8%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$6.00	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$4.75	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$7.95	+24.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$78.00	+67.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$13.50	+46.7%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Chapel Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$39.00	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$31.25	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$103.33	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$137.50	+22.9%
Average			-23.6%

Warsaw vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of clothing

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