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Warsaw vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.1 times more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 79.3% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 23.5% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Foshan	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$9.90 PLN41.01	+184.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$8.66 PLN35.88	+77.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.79 PLN7.43	+268.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$1.79 PLN7.41	+471.6%
Average			+250.6%

Foshan vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Foshan	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$1.09 PLN4.51	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$4.36 PLN18.06	-31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$3.80 PLN15.73	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$3.02 PLN12.53	+61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$2.54 PLN10.52	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$0.45 PLN1.88	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.75 PLN3.09	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.82 PLN3.40	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$1.39 PLN5.75	+112.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.41 PLN1.72	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.47 PLN1.94	-9.6%
Average			+3.4%

Foshan vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

	Foshan	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$6.20 PLN25.69	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$27.22 PLN112.77	+144.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	+60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$7.92 PLN32.80	+73.5%
Average			+79.3%

Foshan vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Foshan	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$17.20 PLN71.23	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	+390.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	+590.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$224.46 PLN929.88	+346.3%
Average			+338.3%

Foshan vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 23.5% less for childcare

	Foshan	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	-0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	-46.8%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$3.71 PLN15.38	+233.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$3.66 PLN15.17	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$4.76 PLN19.73	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$42.25 PLN175.03	-37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$8.66 PLN35.88	+24.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Foshan	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$89.45 PLN370.57	+106.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$41.56 PLN172.16	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$88.32 PLN365.90	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$102.18 PLN423.29	+19.1%
Average			+49.7%

Foshan vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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