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Poland

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Louisville vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Louisville is 17.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Louisville
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Louisville
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Louisville
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Louisville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Louisville
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Louisville

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

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Louisville vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Louisville instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Louisville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$15.00	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$9.50	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$2.21	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$1.61	-28.0%
Average			+6.1%

Warsaw vs. Louisville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Louisville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$3.34	+124.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$7.80	+76.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$2.79	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$3.61	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$5.44	+84.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$2.49	+358.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.74	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$2.10	+171.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$2.12	+15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.25	+209.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.34	+229.3%
Average			+80.3%

Warsaw vs. Louisville - Cost of groceries

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pay about the same for transportation

	Warsaw	Louisville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$3.68	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$50.00	+77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$36,513.00	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$13.93	+9.0%

Warsaw vs. Louisville - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Louisville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$67.49	+318.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$1,556.50	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$998.43	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$136.65	-48.0%
Average			+11.0%

Warsaw vs. Louisville - Cost of housing

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Louisville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$1,250.00	+112.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$16,000.00	+10.7%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Louisville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$6.00	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$5.06	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$9.00	+40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$20.50	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$11.00	+19.5%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Louisville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$49.93	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$41.68	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$96.30	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$110.24	-1.4%
Average			-18.8%

Warsaw vs. Louisville - Cost of clothing

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