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Poland

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Winter Haven vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Winter Haven is 15.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% more in Winter Haven
Groceries: pay 93.9% more in Winter Haven
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Winter Haven
Housing: pay 22.2% more in Winter Haven
Childcare: pay 16.0% less in Winter Haven
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Winter Haven
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Winter Haven

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

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Winter Haven vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winter Haven instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 18.2% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.40	$19.00	+65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.35	$9.29	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.16	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$1.82	-19.0%
Average			+18.2%

Warsaw vs. Winter Haven - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$3.53	+137.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.40	$7.17	+62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.05	$3.90	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$4.53	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.64	$4.60	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$2.26	+316.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.68	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$2.62	+238.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.72	-5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$1.82	+352.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.68	+310.7%
Average			+93.9%

Warsaw vs. Winter Haven - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.08	$3.11	-53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.97	$48.75	+73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$23,500.00	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.44	$13.31	+4.1%
Average			-18.3%

Warsaw vs. Winter Haven - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.60	$68.33	+324.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,648.84	$1,400.00	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,750.09	$1,250.00	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,036.65	$187.98	-28.5%
Average			+22.2%

Warsaw vs. Winter Haven - Cost of housing

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pay 16.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,320.36	$600.00	+2.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,049.74	$10,000.00	-30.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.16	$5.50	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.84	$3.00	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.22	$7.88	+23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.30	$30.00	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.32	$11.00	+19.5%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Winter Haven
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.67	$45.00	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.30	$41.50	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN418.94	$73.33	-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.29	$73.33	-34.4%
Average			-33.3%

Warsaw vs. Winter Haven - Cost of clothing

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