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Manado vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 47.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 80.8% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Manado
Transportation: pay 56.8% less in Manado
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Manado

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Manado.

Manado vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.8% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	-82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	-85.7%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	+27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	+155.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	+137.8%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 56.8% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	-63.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	-89.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	-91.3%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	-57.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	+3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	-68.7%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	-25.1%
Average			-20.6%

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