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White Rock vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

White Rock is 39.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in White Rock
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in White Rock
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in White Rock
Housing: pay 83.5% more in White Rock
Childcare: pay 9.7% more in White Rock
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% more in White Rock
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in White Rock

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

White Rock vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in White Rock instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	White Rock
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$16.14 CA$22.24	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$8.97 CA$12.35	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$2.02 CA$2.78	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$1.52 CA$2.10	-20.7%
Average			+2.5%

Warsaw vs. White Rock - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	White Rock
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$2.68 CA$3.69	+83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$6.80 CA$9.36	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$6.49 CA$8.94	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$3.71 CA$5.12	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$6.62 CA$9.12	+95.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$2.28 CA$3.14	+273.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.60 CA$0.83	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.87 CA$2.58	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$2.50 CA$3.44	+58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$2.15 CA$2.96	+350.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$1.39 CA$1.92	+158.6%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	White Rock
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$4.53 CA$6.24	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$107.58 CA$148.24	+257.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$26,350.08 CA$36,309.10	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$17.83 CA$24.56	+30.4%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Warsaw	White Rock
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$63.65 CA$87.71	+265.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$1,793.06 CA$2,470.75	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$1,506.17 CA$2,075.43	+65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$121.52 CA$167.44	-54.6%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 9.7% more for childcare

	Warsaw	White Rock
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$956.30 CA$1,317.73	+63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$8,965.30 CA$12,353.73	-43.7%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	White Rock
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$4.30 CA$5.93	-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$3.94 CA$5.44	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$15.06 CA$20.75	+153.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$69.93 CA$96.36	+49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$11.48 CA$15.81	+19.9%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	White Rock
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$57.38 CA$79.06	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$41.24 CA$56.83	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$89.65 CA$123.54	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$89.65 CA$123.54	-22.2%
Average			-22.1%

Warsaw vs. White Rock - Cost of clothing

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