Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 0.9% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,515.21
|
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,015.29
|
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC743.98
|
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,322.29
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,171.79
|
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,683.12
|
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,661.40
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,244.04
|
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC993.32
|
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC320.95
|
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC810.21
|
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC686.51
|
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC661.76
|
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC606.49
|
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,794.63
|
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,363.22
|
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,803,835.15
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,117.81
|
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC27,292.39
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC377,894.44
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC236,083.07
|
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC32,110.26
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC265,562.94
|
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,327,638.18
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,484.51
|
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,879.75
|
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,573.16
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,402.01
|
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC37,472.82
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,875.56
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC64,155.53
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC59,740.52
|
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
|
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