Cost of living comparison
Krakow (Cracow) is 59.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
$2.06
PLN8.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$1.99
PLN8.03
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Beijing
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Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
$1.33
PLN5.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
$4.81
PLN19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
$3.68
PLN14.80
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
$3.13
PLN12.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
$3.00
PLN12.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
$0.46
PLN1.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
$0.83
PLN3.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
$1.55
PLN6.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
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pay 54.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
$6.26
PLN25.19
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
$37.59
PLN151.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
$29,716.56
PLN119,605.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
$10.41
PLN41.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
$15.28
PLN61.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
$876.50
PLN3,527.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
$650.53
PLN2,618.30
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
$214.15
PLN861.92
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
$348.90
PLN1,404.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
$9,392.66
PLN37,804.46
|
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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
$3.81
PLN15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
$3.50
PLN14.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
$4.95
PLN19.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
$36.36
PLN146.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
$6.86
PLN27.60
|
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pay 5.0% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
$71.13
PLN286.30
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
$38.77
PLN156.03
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
$96.77
PLN389.49
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
$99.06
PLN398.69
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