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Traverse City vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Traverse City is 27.8% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Traverse City
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Traverse City
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Traverse City
Housing: pay 89.8% more in Traverse City
Childcare: pay 22.8% more in Traverse City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Traverse City
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Traverse City

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

Traverse City vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Traverse City instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.28	$20.00	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.37	$10.00	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.09	$2.25	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.90	$2.14	+11.4%
Average			+24.7%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.25	$2.94	+101.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.35	$4.64	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.57	$2.83	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.28	$2.61	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.17	$5.07	+49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.19	$2.74	+349.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.97	$0.72	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.46	$1.75	+81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.65	$3.08	+95.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$1.21	+154.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$1.45	+168.2%
Average			+82.7%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.75	$3.27	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.02	$30.00	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117,835.15	$35,699.74	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.10	??
Average			-14.0%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.58	$67.50	+287.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,096.53	$1,983.33	+73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,260.61	$1,418.00	+56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN960.91	$112.10	-58.1%
Average			+89.8%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of housing

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pay 22.8% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,106.01	$1,030.00	+75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,226.42	$11,136.00	-30.1%
Average			+22.8%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.68	$3.75	-23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.14	$4.00	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.35	$6.00	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN167.92	$63.33	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.37	$9.50	-0.7%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Traverse City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN357.62	$74.33	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN173.64	$41.67	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN353.64	$111.67	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN413.96	$86.67	-24.8%
Average			-12.6%

Warsaw vs. Traverse City - Cost of clothing

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