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Mount Vernon vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Mount Vernon is 34.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Mount Vernon
Groceries: pay 92.1% more in Mount Vernon
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Mount Vernon
Housing: pay 29.8% more in Mount Vernon
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Mount Vernon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Mount Vernon
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Mount Vernon

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

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Mount Vernon vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Vernon instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$22.50	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$13.00	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.25	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$1.66	-25.8%
Average			+42.8%

Warsaw vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$4.18	+180.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$5.51	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$4.04	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$5.47	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$2.99	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$2.50	+359.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.09	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$2.44	+216.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.99	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$2.19	+443.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.89	+118.0%
Average			+92.1%

Warsaw vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$4.37	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$30.00	+6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$36,318.00	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	??
Average			-8.3%

Warsaw vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$65.00	+303.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,516.67	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,600.00	+68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$119.29	-54.6%
Average			+29.8%

Warsaw vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,950.67	+231.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$49,065.00	+239.3%
Average			+235.5%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$7.00	+52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.94	+39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$6.00	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$70.72	+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$13.50	+46.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Mount Vernon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$40.00	-62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$30.00	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$79.00	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$79.00	-29.4%
Average			-38.0%

Warsaw vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of clothing

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