Cost of living comparison

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Garden Grove vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 48.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 96.9% more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Garden Grove

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Garden Grove are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Garden Grove.

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Garden Grove vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Garden Grove instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$25.00	+117.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$11.50	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.75	+22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.00	-10.8%
Average			+49.1%

Warsaw vs. Garden Grove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$5.18	+247.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$6.22	+41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$4.43	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$5.00	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$3.99	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$2.15	+294.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.79	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.83	+136.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.54	+38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.63	+304.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.41	+245.4%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$5.87	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$69.00	+145.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$36,998.00	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$19.41	+51.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 52.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$70.00	+334.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$2,200.00	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$164.38	-37.4%
Average			+52.4%

Warsaw vs. Garden Grove - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,180.00	+100.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$42,700.00	+195.3%
Average			+143.4%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$7.25	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.67	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$11.71	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$15.00	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$15.00	+63.0%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$62.66	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$40.75	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$80.00	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$103.33	-7.6%
Average			-19.7%

Warsaw vs. Garden Grove - Cost of clothing

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