Cost of living comparison

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Montclair vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Montclair is 2.1 times more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Montclair
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Montclair
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Montclair
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Montclair
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Montclair
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Montclair
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Montclair

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

Montclair vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Montclair
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$17.50	+76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN36.01	$10.00	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.46	$3.00	+67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.44	$2.00	+11.5%
Average			+42.8%

Warsaw vs. Montclair - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Montclair
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.53	$4.08	+274.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.12	$3.31	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.78	$4.19	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.57	$3.46	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.55	$5.00	+96.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.89	$2.45	+440.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.10	$1.04	+38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.42	$2.25	+173.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.77	$2.47	+78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$1.14	+173.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.95	$1.53	+226.1%
Average			+136.7%

Warsaw vs. Montclair - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Montclair
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.78	$3.66	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN113.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,764.24	$35,000.00	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$19.90	+151.3%
Average			+41.4%

Warsaw vs. Montclair - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Montclair
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.48	$61.32	+256.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,449.04	$2,266.67	+111.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,460.65	$1,550.00	+86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN933.14	$130.00	-42.1%
Average			+103.1%

Warsaw vs. Montclair - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Warsaw	Montclair
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,111.15	$1,750.00	+244.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,297.98	$59,000.00	+369.0%
Average			+306.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Montclair
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$8.00	+115.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.22	$5.00	+36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.80	$13.50	+183.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.64	$80.00	+89.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN36.01	$20.00	+130.9%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Montclair
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN371.86	$68.92	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.76	$45.62	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN367.18	$100.00	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN424.77	$120.00	+17.4%
Average			+4.4%

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