Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United States

College Station vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

College Station is 9.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in College Station
Groceries: pay 82.5% more in College Station
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in College Station
Housing: pay 4.3% less in College Station
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in College Station
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in College Station

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

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College Station vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Station instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	College Station
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$15.00	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.06	$12.00	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.76	$2.88	+28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.78	$1.75	-22.0%
Average			+19.2%

Warsaw vs. College Station - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	College Station
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.83	$3.24	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.28	$6.01	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.93	$2.94	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.24	$2.85	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.56	$4.34	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.13	$2.88	+429.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$0.72	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.03	$2.92	+277.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.17	$2.19	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.81	+348.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.33	+226.3%
Average			+82.5%

Warsaw vs. College Station - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Warsaw	College Station
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.89	$3.51	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.17	$20.00	-28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$36,232.00	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.08	$24.91	+94.9%
Average			-17.3%

Warsaw vs. College Station - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	College Station
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.14	$54.87	+240.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	$1,150.00	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	$956.00	+0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	$136.72	-48.0%
Average			-4.3%

Warsaw vs. College Station - Cost of housing

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Warsaw	College Station
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	$755.00	+28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	$18,000.00	+24.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	College Station
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.03	$5.00	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.72	$5.50	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.04	$8.73	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN182.96	$25.20	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.05	$11.50	+24.9%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	College Station
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN422.57	$59.65	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.16	$38.33	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN415.89	$83.75	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN438.08	$121.67	+8.8%
Average			-17.7%

Warsaw vs. College Station - Cost of clothing

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