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United States

Winchester vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Winchester is 28.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in Winchester
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Winchester
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Winchester
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Winchester
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Winchester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Winchester
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Winchester

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

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Winchester vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Winchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$20.00	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$12.00	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$2.00	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$1.25	-44.2%
Average			+26.5%

Warsaw vs. Winchester - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Winchester
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$2.76	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$8.53	+93.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$4.95	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$3.00	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$7.63	+158.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$3.17	+482.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.06	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$2.27	+193.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$2.64	+44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.29	+219.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.73	+323.0%
Average			+112.5%

Warsaw vs. Winchester - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Winchester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$3.55	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$55.00	+95.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$36,375.00	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$9.79	-23.4%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Winchester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$49.00	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$1,421.00	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$1,130.00	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$107.39	-59.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Winchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$3,221.33	+447.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$41,506.00	+187.1%
Average			+296.5%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Winchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$6.00	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$3.50	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$13.94	+118.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$35.00	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$12.00	+30.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Winchester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$50.00	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$44.11	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$60.00	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$125.16	+11.9%
Average			-24.4%

Warsaw vs. Winchester - Cost of clothing

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