Cost of living comparison

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Culiacan vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Culiacan is 18.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 30.8% less in Culiacan
Groceries
pay 44.3% more in Culiacan
Transportation
pay 30.9% more in Culiacan
Housing
pay 41.9% less in Culiacan
Childcare
pay 78.3% less in Culiacan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.2% less in Culiacan
Clothing
pay 19.8% less in Culiacan

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

Culiacan vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.8% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN41.01
$9.93
MX$204.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN35.88
$7.07
MX$145.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN7.43
$0.95
MX$19.66

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pay 44.3% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.51
$2.83
MX$58.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN18.06
$3.72
MX$76.81
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN15.73
$6.58
MX$135.69

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN25.69
$4.43
MX$91.34
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN112.77
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN127,318.12
$27,775.34
MX$573,044.23

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pay 41.9% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN71.23
$26.06
MX$537.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
$347.48
MX$7,169.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,448.57
$260.61
MX$5,376.75

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN2,103.78
$99.28
MX$2,048.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN52,115.37
$2,978.40
MX$61,448.62

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN15.38
$1.86
MX$38.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN15.17
$3.32
MX$68.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN19.73
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pay 19.8% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Culiacan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN370.57
$57.09
MX$1,177.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN172.16
$24.82
MX$512.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN365.90
$67.01
MX$1,382.59

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