Cost of living comparison

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St Thomas vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

St Thomas is 2.4 times more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in St Thomas
Groceries: pay 4.6 times more in St Thomas
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in St Thomas
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in St Thomas
Childcare: pay 97.0% more in St Thomas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in St Thomas
Clothing: pay 89.8% more in St Thomas

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

St Thomas vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St Thomas instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$20.00	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$12.00	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$4.00	+77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$3.37	+75.2%
Average			+65.2%

Warsaw vs. St Thomas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$6.53	+346.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$5.66	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$9.51	+119.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$8.90	+140.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$14.50	+328.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$5.50	+802.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$5.00	+504.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$5.50	+471.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$8.99	+471.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.87	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$3.99	+639.7%
Average			+355.6%

Warsaw vs. St Thomas - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.95	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$60.00	+99.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$55,000.00	+67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$44.85	+228.1%
Average			+92.5%

Warsaw vs. St Thomas - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$130.00	+646.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$1,441.67	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$1,800.00	+98.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$296.12	+10.7%
Average			+195.4%

Warsaw vs. St Thomas - Cost of housing

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pay 97.0% more for childcare

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$1,500.00	+155.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$22,000.00	+38.1%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$6.50	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$7.00	+66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$125.00	+167.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.00	+4.5%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 89.8% more for clothing

	Warsaw	St Thomas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$115.00	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$150.00	+210.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$200.00	+103.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$150.00	+30.1%
Average			+89.8%

Warsaw vs. St Thomas - Cost of clothing

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