Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United States

Sacramento vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 57.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Sacramento
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Sacramento
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Sacramento
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Sacramento
Childcare: pay 88.0% more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Sacramento
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Sacramento

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

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Sacramento vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$21.00	+82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$12.50	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$2.86	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$2.98	+32.7%
Average			+48.3%

Warsaw vs. Sacramento - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$4.09	+174.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$7.60	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$4.81	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$5.75	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$6.90	+133.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$2.28	+319.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.90	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.96	+154.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$2.56	+39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$1.70	+323.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$1.48	+262.1%
Average			+117.5%

Warsaw vs. Sacramento - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$5.97	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$100.00	+255.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$36,998.00	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$19.04	+48.9%
Average			+45.9%

Warsaw vs. Sacramento - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$69.08	+328.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$2,097.78	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$1,559.09	+64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$176.23	-32.9%
Average			+55.5%

Warsaw vs. Sacramento - Cost of housing

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pay 88.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$1,556.40	+164.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$19,301.25	+33.5%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$8.00	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$5.13	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$11.71	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$41.00	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$17.00	+84.7%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Sacramento
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$60.52	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$46.68	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$93.62	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$129.04	+15.4%
Average			-9.4%

Warsaw vs. Sacramento - Cost of clothing

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