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Sioux Falls vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Sioux Falls is 20.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Sioux Falls
Groceries: pay 91.9% more in Sioux Falls
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Sioux Falls
Housing: pay 62.7% more in Sioux Falls
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Sioux Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% more in Sioux Falls
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Sioux Falls

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

Sioux Falls vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sioux Falls instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$12.00	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.14	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$2.71	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.91	-0.5%
Average			+8.8%

Warsaw vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$3.60	+146.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$6.33	+17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$3.59	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$4.28	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$5.18	+53.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$2.10	+244.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.87	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.87	+94.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$3.04	+93.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$1.13	+136.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.73	+220.7%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$2.97	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$30.00	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$35,637.10	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$17.22	+26.0%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 62.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$66.20	+279.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,265.00	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$921.67	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$157.05	-41.3%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$725.00	+23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$7,800.00	-51.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$5.50	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$4.75	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$9.25	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$43.88	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$11.12	+16.3%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Sioux Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$37.00	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$28.33	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$114.83	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$137.25	+19.1%
Average			-17.1%

Warsaw vs. Sioux Falls - Cost of clothing

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