Cost of living comparison

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Stockton-on-tees vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Stockton-on-tees is 27.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Stockton-on-tees
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Stockton-on-tees
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Stockton-on-tees
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Stockton-on-tees
Childcare: pay 86.2% more in Stockton-on-tees
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% more in Stockton-on-tees
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Stockton-on-tees

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Stockton-on-tees are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Stockton-on-tees.

Stockton-on-tees vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockton-on-tees instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.30	$20.03 £14.94	+83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.26	$9.35 £6.97	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.30	$2.00 £1.49	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.08	$1.56 £1.16	-18.7%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.39	$1.07 £0.80	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.85	$5.45 £4.07	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.97	$6.14 £4.58	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.62	$3.82 £2.85	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.48	$3.77 £2.81	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.25	$1.03 £0.77	+68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.05	$0.91 £0.68	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.54	$1.00 £0.75	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.79	$0.85 £0.63	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.76	$0.79 £0.59	+64.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.99	$0.61 £0.45	+12.3%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.36	$7.14 £5.33	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN110.82	$46.74 £34.86	+55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN121K	$31,516.21 £23,507.28	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.37	$24.00 £17.90	+75.6%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.20	$40.06 £29.88	+129.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,202.88	$597.61 £445.74	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,345.26	$500.79 £373.53	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN985.85	$225.70 £168.35	-15.6%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 86.2% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,160.68	$1,366.48 £1,019.23	+133.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,712.09	$22,192.75 £16,553.11	+39.3%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.13	$6.68 £4.98	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.53	$4.67 £3.48	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.91	$17.29 £12.90	+190.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN172.27	$60.09 £44.82	+28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.26	$12.02 £8.96	+25.6%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Stockton-on-tees
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN366.90	$79.01 £58.93	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN178.15	$44.73 £33.37	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN362.82	$85.80 £64.00	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN424.70	$81.24 £60.59	-29.5%
Average			-17.6%

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