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Lake Charles vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Lake Charles is 8.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Lake Charles
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Lake Charles
Transportation: pay 22.9% less in Lake Charles
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Lake Charles
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Lake Charles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Lake Charles
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Lake Charles

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

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Lake Charles vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lake Charles instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$26.00	+126.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$11.00	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.00	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$1.25	-44.2%
Average			+38.1%

Warsaw vs. Lake Charles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$4.12	+176.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$7.78	+76.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$5.14	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$5.38	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$4.61	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.99	+265.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.59	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.89	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.53	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.96	+386.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.99	+142.5%
Average			+81.3%

Warsaw vs. Lake Charles - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$3.16	-52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$35,578.00	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$15.43	+20.7%
Average			-22.9%

Warsaw vs. Lake Charles - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$57.50	+256.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,020.00	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$904.00	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$200.34	-23.7%
Average			-5.3%

Warsaw vs. Lake Charles - Cost of housing

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,563.89	+165.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$10,230.00	-29.2%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.00	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.43	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$8.50	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$32.00	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$12.00	+30.4%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Lake Charles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$25.00	-76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$43.07	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$60.00	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$120.31	+7.6%
Average			-37.4%

Warsaw vs. Lake Charles - Cost of clothing

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