Cost of living comparison

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Mountain View vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 85.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Mountain View

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Mountain View are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mountain View.

Mountain View vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.04	$20.00	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.16	$12.00	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.04	$2.67	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.86	$2.44	+26.9%
Average			+38.4%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.22	$4.59	+214.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.23	$8.27	+53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.48	$5.64	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.20	$5.40	+46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.09	$6.98	+106.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.18	$2.83	+364.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.95	$0.78	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.43	$2.00	+107.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.61	$2.47	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.71	$1.75	+266.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.93	$2.19	+306.4%
Average			+140.6%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.60	$4.69	-29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN107.36	$90.00	+199.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117K	$36,753.89	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN48.80	$18.41	+34.7%
Average			+54.2%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.20	$62.47	+258.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,071.79	$2,812.50	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,240.92	$2,400.00	+164.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN955.11	$205.96	-23.0%
Average			+136.6%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,093.29	$1,850.00	+215.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN56,880.86	$39,800.00	+149.8%
Average			+182.7%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.57	$7.00	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.05	$5.33	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.22	$11.00	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN166.90	$72.25	+54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.16	$16.00	+67.2%
Average			+55.1%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN355.46	$56.50	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN172.59	$46.00	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN351.51	$88.89	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN411.46	$125.00	+8.4%
Average			-12.4%

Warsaw vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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