Cost of living comparison

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Xalapa vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Xalapa is 35.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Xalapa
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Xalapa
Transportation: pay 49.1% less in Xalapa
Housing: pay 52.3% less in Xalapa
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Xalapa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Xalapa
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Xalapa

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

Xalapa vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$5.98 MX$123.44	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$5.46 MX$112.66	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$0.90 MX$18.48	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.77 MX$15.94	-56.8%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$2.19 MX$45.18	+101.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$3.53 MX$72.75	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$4.77 MX$98.49	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$2.18 MX$45.03	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$3.08 MX$63.52	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$1.22 MX$25.20	+169.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.67 MX$13.81	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$0.74 MX$15.18	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.58 MX$11.98	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.85 MX$17.56	+105.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.48 MX$9.95	+3.0%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 49.1% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.64 MX$95.67	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$7.51 MX$154.97	-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$17,559.48 MX$362,276.75	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$3.47 MX$71.69	-56.1%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 52.3% less for housing

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$24.38 MX$502.98	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$185.39 MX$3,824.86	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$152.70 MX$3,150.33	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$30.31 MX$625.36	-86.5%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$106.73 MX$2,201.91	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	-33.0%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$1.62 MX$33.42	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$2.31 MX$47.62	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$3.92 MX$80.91	-17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$22.41 MX$462.37	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$4.96 MX$102.41	-42.7%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Xalapa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$40.46 MX$834.77	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$41.06 MX$847.11	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$76.38 MX$1,575.77	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$53.07 MX$1,094.83	-48.1%
Average			-29.4%

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