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Warsaw vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 12.2% cheaper than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 45.3% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 14.8% less in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$9.90 PLN41.01	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.66 PLN35.88	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.79 PLN7.43	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$1.79 PLN7.41	+8.6%
Average			-20.9%

Winston-salem vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$1.09 PLN4.51	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$4.36 PLN18.06	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$3.80 PLN15.73	+16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$3.02 PLN12.53	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$2.54 PLN10.52	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$0.45 PLN1.88	-83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.75 PLN3.09	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$0.82 PLN3.40	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.39 PLN5.75	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.41 PLN1.72	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.47 PLN1.94	-65.5%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$6.20 PLN25.69	+96.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$27.22 PLN112.77	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$7.92 PLN32.80	-51.0%
Average			-4.5%

Winston-salem vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.8% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$17.20 PLN71.23	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	-22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$224.46 PLN929.88	+70.4%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	-43.1%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.71 PLN15.38	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.66 PLN15.17	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.76 PLN19.73	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$42.25 PLN175.03	+141.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$8.66 PLN35.88	-33.4%
Average			+3.9%

Winston-salem vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$89.45 PLN370.57	+93.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$41.56 PLN172.16	+86.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$88.32 PLN365.90	+31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$102.18 PLN423.29	-9.8%
Average			+50.4%

Winston-salem vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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