Cost of living comparison

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Palmer vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Palmer is 33.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 54.8% more in Palmer
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Palmer
Transportation
pay 19.7% less in Palmer
Housing
pay 32.2% more in Palmer
Childcare
pay 21.9% more in Palmer
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.4% more in Palmer
Clothing
pay 15.6% less in Palmer

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

Palmer vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.8% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.51
PLN45.40
$23.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.35
$13.25
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
PLN8.83
$3.22
 

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PLN5.88
$4.38
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
PLN17.40
$6.83
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.07
PLN16.05
$4.57
 

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN26.08
$3.94
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN110.97
$30.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,654.89
PLN121K
$23,000.00
 

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pay 32.2% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.12
PLN63.60
$139.25
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,178.19
PLN4,648.84
$1,345.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.41
PLN3,750.09
$1,191.33
 

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pay 21.9% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $588.07
PLN2,320.36
$1,220.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,458.55
PLN57,049.74
$10,350.00
 

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.60
PLN18.16
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
PLN16.84
$5.17
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.39
PLN25.22
$12.62
 

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Palmer
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$107.88
PLN425.67
$49.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.61
PLN156.30
$45.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.17
PLN418.94
$110.00
 

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