Cost of living comparison

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Puyallup vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Puyallup is 95.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 61.9% more in Puyallup
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Puyallup
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Puyallup
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Puyallup
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Puyallup
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.8% more in Puyallup
Clothing
pay 6.2% less in Puyallup

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

Puyallup vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.9% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.73
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.76
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.19
$3.02
 

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.31
$4.93
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.57
$7.98
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.75
$4.40
 

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN24.02
$4.34
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN109.25
$171.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN119,186.94
$36,656.56
 

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN63.29
$78.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,143.53
$1,800.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,298.01
$1,658.33
 

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,130.17
$2,200.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,882.92
$30,000.00
 

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pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.88
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.31
$6.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.60
$10.59
 

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Puyallup
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN361.72
$59.33
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN175.63
$44.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN357.70
$105.00
 

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