Cost of living comparison

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Cheonan vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 12.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% less in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Cheonan
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Cheonan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Cheonan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cheonan.

Cheonan vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.74	$5.66 ₩8,536	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.65	$4.74 ₩7,149	-50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.39	$1.13 ₩1,707	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.16	$0.60 ₩907	-68.7%
Average			-54.3%

Warsaw vs. Cheonan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.45	$3.18 ₩4,802	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.07	$5.09 ₩7,683	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.15	$5.54 ₩8,348	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.77	$1.70 ₩2,561	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.62	$3.59 ₩5,421	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.27	$3.21 ₩4,840	+426.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.08	$1.12 ₩1,694	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.58	$2.50 ₩3,775	+160.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.86	$2.30 ₩3,466	+46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.78	$2.25 ₩3,388	+370.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.01	$1.46 ₩2,202	+170.7%
Average			+118.4%

Warsaw vs. Cheonan - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.63	$4.36 ₩6,575	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.92	$8.49 ₩12,805	-37.9%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.90	$7.68 ₩11,580	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,248.96	$707.56 ₩1M	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,381.94	$495.29 ₩747K	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN996.66	$103.39 ₩156K	-61.4%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,184.37	$471.71 ₩711K	-19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,355.80	$13,620.52 ₩21M	-14.5%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.33	$2.48 ₩3,735	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.70	$1.42 ₩2,134	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.15	$3.18 ₩4,802	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN174.16	$38.33 ₩57,799	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.65	$7.08 ₩10,671	-26.1%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN370.92	$63.68 ₩96,035	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN180.10	$56.60 ₩85,364	+17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN366.80	$76.06 ₩115K	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN429.36	$113.21 ₩171K	-1.8%
Average			-10.9%

Warsaw vs. Cheonan - Cost of clothing

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