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Corpus Christi vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Corpus Christi is 5.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Corpus Christi
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Corpus Christi
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Corpus Christi
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Corpus Christi
Childcare: pay 93.7% more in Corpus Christi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Corpus Christi
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Corpus Christi

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

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Corpus Christi vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Corpus Christi instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.42	$20.50	+78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.37	$12.25	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.50	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.00	-11.0%
Average			+38.0%

Warsaw vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.25	+118.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.41	$4.41
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.06	$3.82	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$3.50	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.65	$4.00	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.50	+175.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.67	-13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.74	+125.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.63	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.14	+183.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.05	+158.4%
Average			+50.1%

Warsaw vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.09	$3.57	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN111.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$29,930.54	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.46	$15.67	+22.6%
Average			-23.6%

Warsaw vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.62	$69.88	+333.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,650.66	$850.00	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,751.55	$975.00	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,037.05	$172.38	-34.4%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 93.7% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,321.26	$1,506.17	+156.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,071.99	$21,190.62	+46.6%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.17	$4.38	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.85	$5.58	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.23	$9.62	+50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.37	$20.00	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.33	$14.00	+52.1%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Corpus Christi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.83	$52.20	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.36	$43.56	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN419.10	$86.40	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.46	$104.09	-6.9%
Average			-20.3%

Warsaw vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of clothing

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