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Las Cruces vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 7.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% more in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 51.2% more in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Las Cruces

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Las Cruces are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Las Cruces.

Las Cruces vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.63	$20.00	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.55	$12.00	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.37	$2.67	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.14	$1.68	-12.4%
Average			+28.7%

Warsaw vs. Las Cruces - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.43	$2.47	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.01	$5.63	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.10	$2.82	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.73	$3.20	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.58	$4.69	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.26	$1.55	+154.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.07	$0.61	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.57	$1.77	+84.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.84	$1.97	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.77	$1.05	+120.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.00	$1.14	+112.0%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.56	$2.76	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN111.72	$32.00	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$29,000.00	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.78	$12.85	-6.0%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 51.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.72	$69.17	+297.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,236.99	$980.00	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,372.41	$775.00	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN993.85	$98.14	-63.3%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,178.22	$450.00	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,188.58	$6,930.00	-56.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.28	$5.00	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.66	$5.27	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.08	$8.29	+39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN173.67	$39.00	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.55	$10.00	+4.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN369.88	$41.00	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN179.59	$32.00	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN365.77	$73.00	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN428.15	$99.67	-13.5%
Average			-33.0%

Warsaw vs. Las Cruces - Cost of clothing

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