Cost of living comparison

Guadalajara, Mexico

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Guadalajara Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 78.2% more expensive than Guadalajara.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Guadalajara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$197.86	$9.90 PLN38.02	-0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$148.40	$8.66 PLN33.27	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$22.48	$1.79 PLN6.89	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MX$14.62	$1.79 PLN6.87	+143.9%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 MX$49.28	$1.09 PLN4.18	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 MX$81.32	$4.36 PLN16.74	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 MX$98.32	$3.80 PLN14.58	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MX$46.66	$3.02 PLN11.61	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 MX$62.92	$2.54 PLN9.75	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 MX$21.96	$0.45 PLN1.74	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$11.95	$0.75 PLN2.87	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$14.52	$0.82 PLN3.16	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MX$12.13	$1.39 PLN5.33	+128.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$14.84	$0.41 PLN1.59	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$14.68	$0.47 PLN1.80	-36.4%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 MX$91.76	$6.20 PLN23.81	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.86 MX$395.72	$27.22 PLN104.55	+37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,097.02 MX$420,453.06	$30,732.76 PLN118,042.79	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.40 MX$306.82	$7.92 PLN30.41	-48.6%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.01 MX$518.39	$17.20 PLN66.05	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$636.18 MX$12,678.68	$1,070.18 PLN4,110.51	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.29 MX$8,216.70	$832.44 PLN3,197.34	+101.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.91 MX$476.46	$224.46 PLN862.14	+838.9%
Average			+243.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.78 MX$3,363.62	$507.82 PLN1,950.52	+200.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$118,716.16	$12,579.90 PLN48,318.68	+111.2%
Average			+156.1%

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$39.57	$3.71 PLN14.26	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 MX$54.86	$3.66 PLN14.06	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$79.14	$4.76 PLN18.30	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.55 MX$628.76	$42.25 PLN162.28	+33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 MX$89.04	$8.66 PLN33.27	+93.9%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Guadalajara	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 MX$918.57	$89.45 PLN343.57	+94.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 MX$934.87	$41.56 PLN159.61	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.73 MX$1,788.28	$88.32 PLN339.24	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.56 MX$1,665.24	$102.18 PLN392.45	+22.3%
Average			+25.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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