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Spartanburg vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Spartanburg is 18.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Spartanburg
Groceries: pay 85.5% more in Spartanburg
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Spartanburg
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Spartanburg
Childcare: pay 61.5% more in Spartanburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Spartanburg
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in Spartanburg

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

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Spartanburg vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$17.00	+47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$10.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.19	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$2.32	+3.6%
Average			+18.4%

Warsaw vs. Spartanburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.42	+129.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$6.60	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$3.72	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$3.73	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$5.75	+94.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$1.47	+170.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.06	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$1.75	+126.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$2.75	+50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.20	+197.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.65	+304.2%
Average			+85.5%

Warsaw vs. Spartanburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$3.19	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$120.00	+326.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$35,000.00	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	??
Average			+17.8%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$61.67	+282.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,257.00	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$944.67	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$133.36	-49.2%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$950.00	+61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	??
Average			+61.5%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.00	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$5.67	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$9.00	+40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$26.67	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$12.00	+30.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Spartanburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$41.33	-61.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$35.00	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$80.00	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$120.00	+7.3%
Average			-27.7%

Warsaw vs. Spartanburg - Cost of clothing

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