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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 33.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 15.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$4.35 R$26.92	-56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$6.10 R$37.69	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$1.24 R$7.65	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.75 R$4.63	-58.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.24 R$7.65	+13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$4.00 R$24.72	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$3.71 R$22.94	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$1.99 R$12.29	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$1.49 R$9.23	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$0.81 R$5.01	+78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.67 R$4.17	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.46 R$2.87	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.66 R$4.09	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.54 R$3.35	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.44 R$2.73	-5.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$3.49 R$21.58	-43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$24.82 R$153.45	-8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$9.37 R$57.93	+18.3%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$19.08 R$117.96	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$29.69 R$183.54	-86.8%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$316.02 R$1,953.68	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-43.9%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$1.74 R$10.77	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$1.60 R$9.86	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$2.09 R$12.92	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$20.66 R$127.74	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$5.23 R$32.30	-39.7%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$58.03 R$358.76	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$45.00 R$278.18	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$75.09 R$464.25	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$64.70 R$399.97	-36.7%
Average			-19.6%

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