Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Italy

Mantova vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Mantova is 12.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Mantova
Groceries: pay 76.0% more in Mantova
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Mantova
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Mantova
Childcare: pay 9.2% less in Mantova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Mantova
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Mantova

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

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Mantova vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Mantova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.82	$13.16 €11.69	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.84	$10.02 €8.90	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.72	$2.80 €2.49	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.73	$0.90 €0.80	-60.0%
Average			-5.6%

Warsaw vs. Mantova - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Mantova
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.80	$2.45 €2.18	+64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.18	$8.40 €7.46	+90.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.85	$6.57 €5.84	+61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.15	$3.81 €3.38	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.50	$4.57 €4.06	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.12	$1.46 €1.30	+168.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$0.79 €0.70	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.59 €1.41	+105.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.14	$2.22 €1.97	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.57	$0.76 €0.68	+89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.14 €1.02	+179.9%
Average			+76.0%

Warsaw vs. Mantova - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Mantova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.75	$7.59 €6.74	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.57	$59.91 €53.22	+113.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$33,032.20 €29,343.69	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.80	$17.92 €15.92	+40.1%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Warsaw	Mantova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.79	$26.20 €23.28	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,589.92	$834.20 €741.05	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,702.56	$664.38 €590.19	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,023.51	$152.70 €135.65	-41.9%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 9.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Mantova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,290.95	$839.80 €746.03	+42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,326.67	$5,598.68 €4,973.51	-61.3%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Mantova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.93	$5.04 €4.48	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.63	$1.96 €1.74	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.90	$6.16 €5.47	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.96	$61.59 €54.71	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.86	$11.20 €9.95	+21.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Mantova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN420.27	$88.83 €78.91	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN154.32	$30.98 €27.52	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN413.63	$100.40 €89.19	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN435.70	$127.65 €113.40	+14.1%
Average			-7.7%

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