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Javea (Xabia) vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 3.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Javea (Xabia)

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Javea (Xabia) are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Javea (Xabia).

Javea (Xabia) vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 22.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.15	$16.93 €14.64	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.13	$11.68 €10.09	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.27	$2.10 €1.82	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.05	$2.31 €1.99	+20.1%
Average			+22.6%

Warsaw vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.37	$1.27 €1.10	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.78	$5.28 €4.56	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.92	$4.16 €3.59	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.57	$2.98 €2.58	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.44	$3.18 €2.75	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.24	$0.84 €0.73	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$0.71 €0.61	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.53	$0.55 €0.48	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.77	$1.21 €1.05	-22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$0.90 €0.78	+88.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.98	$0.92 €0.79	+70.2%
Average			+6.6%

Warsaw vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.28	$6.72 €5.81	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN110.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN120K	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.19	$14.32 €12.38	+4.7%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.97	$28.03 €24.23	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,187.86	$1,051.14 €908.54	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,333.30	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN982.33	$103.25 €89.24	-61.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,152.96	$408.78 €353.32	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,502.26	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	-8.4%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.07	$4.09 €3.53	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.48	$2.24 €1.93	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.83	$5.84 €5.05	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN171.66	$52.56 €45.43	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.13	$7.01 €6.06	-26.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN365.59	$70.54 €60.97	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN177.51	$29.20 €25.24	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN361.53	$99.27 €85.81	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN423.19	$96.35 €83.28	-16.4%
Average			-21.1%

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