Cost of living comparison

Poland

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United States

Somerville vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Somerville is 79.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Somerville
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Somerville
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Somerville
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Somerville
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Somerville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.9% more in Somerville
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Somerville

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

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Somerville vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Somerville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$25.00	+117.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$13.50	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.90	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.27	+1.1%
Average			+60.5%

Warsaw vs. Somerville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Somerville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$4.02	+170.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$7.82	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$4.03	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$4.80	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$6.50	+120.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$3.04	+459.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.92	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$2.48	+220.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.99	+63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$0.99	+145.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.99	+142.5%
Average			+104.8%

Warsaw vs. Somerville - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Somerville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$4.03	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$90.00	+220.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$36,584.00	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$16.60	+29.8%
Average			+21.7%

Warsaw vs. Somerville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Somerville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$75.00	+365.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$2,983.33	+153.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$2,675.00	+181.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$186.11	-29.2%
Average			+124.9%

Warsaw vs. Somerville - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Somerville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$1,833.33	+211.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$30,000.00	+107.5%
Average			+154.3%

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pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Somerville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$8.00	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.47	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$13.43	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$104.00	+122.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$15.50	+68.4%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Somerville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$48.33	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$38.33	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$101.67	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$158.33	+41.6%
Average			-12.4%

Warsaw vs. Somerville - Cost of clothing

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