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Santa Clarita vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santa Clarita is 82.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Santa Clarita
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Santa Clarita
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Santa Clarita
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Santa Clarita
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Santa Clarita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Santa Clarita
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Santa Clarita

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

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Santa Clarita vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Clarita instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.82	$20.00	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.84	$15.00	+46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.72	$3.67	+63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.73	$3.00	+33.8%
Average			+54.5%

Warsaw vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.80	$3.97	+166.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.18	$9.70	+119.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.85	$4.35	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.15	$4.88	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.50	$3.63	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.12	$3.00	+451.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$0.91	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.01	$1.36	+76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.14	$1.36	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.57	$3.92	+873.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$2.19	+435.8%
Average			+197.3%

Warsaw vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.75	$4.94	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.57	$27.00	-4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$23,229.00	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.80	$22.78	+78.2%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.79	$71.00	+340.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,589.92	$2,800.00	+137.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,702.56	$2,450.00	+157.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,023.51	$172.06	-34.5%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,290.95	$1,425.00	+142.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,326.67	$37,000.00	+155.9%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.93	$8.00	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.63	$5.99	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.90	$11.71	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.96	$37.00	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.86	$14.00	+52.1%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Santa Clarita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN420.27	$75.00	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN154.32	$27.50	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN413.63	$72.50	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN435.70	$110.00	-1.6%
Average			-23.6%

Warsaw vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of clothing

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