Cost of living comparison
Taos is 56.6% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.0% more in Taos
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Taos
- Transportation
-
pay 27.8% more in Taos
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Taos
- Childcare
-
pay 45.3% more in Taos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.2% more in Taos
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9% more in Taos
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Taos are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taos.
If you lived in Taos instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN41.01
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.43
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.41
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.51
|
$2.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN18.06
|
$6.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.73
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.53
|
$3.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.52
|
$4.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.88
|
$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.09
|
$0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.40
|
$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.75
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.72
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.94
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.69
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN112.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN127,318.12
|
$32,778.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.80
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN71.23
|
$79.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,433.50
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,448.57
|
$1,583.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN929.88
|
$129.54
|
|
pay 45.3% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,103.78
|
$1,233.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN52,115.37
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.38
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.17
|
$4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.73
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN175.03
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.88
|
$9.00
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Taos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN370.57
|
$56.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN172.16
|
$48.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN365.90
|
$100.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN423.29
|
$120.50
|
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