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Niagara Falls vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Niagara Falls is 23.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Niagara Falls
Groceries: pay 92.6% more in Niagara Falls
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Niagara Falls
Housing: pay 4.8% less in Niagara Falls
Childcare: pay 77.1% more in Niagara Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Niagara Falls
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Niagara Falls

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

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Niagara Falls vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niagara Falls instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
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	$12.00	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.70	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.02	-10.1%
Average			+44.2%

Warsaw vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.35	+125.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$5.52	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$3.47	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$4.00	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$4.48	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$2.89	+431.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.69	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$2.40	+210.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$3.13	+71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.35	+234.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.76	+330.7%
Average			+92.6%

Warsaw vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$4.09	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$55.00	+95.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$35,458.00	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$21.77	+70.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 4.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$74.35	+361.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,050.00	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$900.00	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$178.92	-31.9%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 77.1% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,513.26	+157.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$17,625.00	+21.9%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$6.89	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.88	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$14.55	+127.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$40.00	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$15.00	+63.0%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Niagara Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$53.17	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$44.95	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$96.15	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$113.21	+1.2%
Average			-15.4%

Warsaw vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of clothing

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