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Palo Alto vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 2.2 times more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 55.9% more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Palo Alto

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

Palo Alto vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 68.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$30.00	+174.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$12.00	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$3.30	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$2.44	+26.9%
Average			+68.2%

Warsaw vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$5.06	+246.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$11.39	+111.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$5.85	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$6.26	+69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$6.63	+95.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$3.22	+428.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$1.18	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$2.37	+145.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$3.01	+91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$1.94	+305.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$2.19	+306.4%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 55.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$4.84	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$90.00	+199.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$36,753.89	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$19.06	+39.4%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$68.78	+294.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$3,600.00	+215.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$3,148.75	+246.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$179.63	-32.9%
Average			+181.1%

Warsaw vs. Palo Alto - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$2,823.00	+381.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$42,000.00	+163.6%
Average			+272.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$8.00	+62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$5.83	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$11.50	+93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$206.33	+341.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$16.00	+67.2%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$67.50	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$46.00	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$88.89	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$125.00	+8.4%
Average			-9.6%

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