Cost of living comparison
Krakow (Cracow) is 6.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Italy
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Krakow (Cracow)
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.15
|
$10.16
PLN38.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.11
|
$8.13
PLN31.04
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.24
|
$2.06
PLN7.88
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.08
|
$1.99
PLN7.62
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Italy
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Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.84
|
$1.33
PLN5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.10
|
$4.81
PLN18.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.00
|
$3.68
PLN14.04
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.05
|
$3.13
PLN11.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.49
|
$3.00
PLN11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.46
PLN1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.83
PLN3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$1.55
PLN5.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.39
PLN1.47
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
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pay 13.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.56
|
$6.26
PLN23.90
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.23
|
$37.59
PLN143.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,157.91
|
$29,716.56
PLN113,500.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.51
|
$10.41
PLN39.77
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€26.73
|
$15.28
PLN58.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€591.41
|
$876.50
PLN3,347.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€451.98
|
$650.53
PLN2,484.65
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€142.33
|
$214.15
PLN817.93
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€464.87
|
$348.90
PLN1,332.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,607.57
|
$9,392.66
PLN35,874.73
|
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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.45
|
$3.81
PLN14.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.49
|
$3.50
PLN13.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.52
|
$4.95
PLN18.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€46.92
|
$36.36
PLN138.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.52
|
$6.86
PLN26.19
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Italy
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€68.70
|
$71.13
PLN271.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.48
|
$38.77
PLN148.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€75.25
|
$96.77
PLN369.60
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€103.41
|
$99.06
PLN378.34
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