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Monterrey vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 5.8% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 47.4% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Monterrey

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

Monterrey vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$12.41 MX$256.04	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$7.45 MX$153.62	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$1.32 MX$27.18	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$1.02 MX$21.14	-42.7%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 47.4% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$2.48 MX$51.12	+127.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$4.82 MX$99.48	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$5.80 MX$119.72	+52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$2.62 MX$53.95	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$3.94 MX$81.36	+55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$1.30 MX$26.72	+185.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.54 MX$11.21	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.75 MX$15.39	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.80 MX$16.56	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.91 MX$18.71	+118.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.76 MX$15.73	+62.9%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.63 MX$95.58	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$42.19 MX$870.52	+55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$9.43 MX$194.59	+19.1%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$29.26 MX$603.60	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	-61.2%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-44.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$2.48 MX$51.21	-33.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$3.22 MX$66.48	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$3.97 MX$81.93	-16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$40.33 MX$832.05	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$5.96 MX$122.90	-31.2%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$41.13 MX$848.50	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+2.9%
Average			-9.1%

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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: January 2025

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