Cost of living comparison

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Orem vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Orem is 17.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 8.8% more in Orem
Groceries
pay 39.3% more in Orem
Transportation
pay 2.1% less in Orem
Housing
pay 29.4% more in Orem
Childcare
pay 5.7% more in Orem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.5% more in Orem
Clothing
pay 16.4% less in Orem

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

Orem vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.8% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Orem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.51
PLN45.40
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.35
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
PLN8.83
$1.83
 

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Orem
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PLN5.88
$3.17
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
PLN17.40
$7.17
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.07
PLN16.05
$3.80
 

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Orem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN26.08
$4.09
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN110.97
$82.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,654.89
PLN121K
$23,000.00
 

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pay 29.4% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Orem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.12
PLN63.60
$61.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,178.19
PLN4,648.84
$1,725.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.41
PLN3,750.09
$1,380.00
 

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Orem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $588.07
PLN2,320.36
$950.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,458.55
PLN57,049.74
$10,000.00
 

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Orem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.60
PLN18.16
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
PLN16.84
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.39
PLN25.22
$9.00
 

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Orem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$107.88
PLN425.67
$53.33
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.61
PLN156.30
$41.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.17
PLN418.94
$85.00
 

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