Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 6.2% more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).
If you lived in Beijing instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN41.09
|
$4.15
CN¥30.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
PLN32.87
|
$5.54
CN¥40.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN8.34
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
PLN8.07
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
PLN5.36
|
$1.43
CN¥10.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
PLN19.44
|
$6.83
CN¥49.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
PLN14.87
|
$7.46
CN¥54.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
PLN12.65
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PLN12.12
|
$1.44
CN¥10.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
PLN1.87
|
$0.96
CN¥6.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.08
|
$0.79
CN¥5.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.37
|
$0.87
CN¥6.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
PLN6.26
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.17
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
PLN25.31
|
$4.35
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
PLN152.02
|
$34.62
CN¥251.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,716.56
PLN120,177.59
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,845.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.41
PLN42.11
|
$4.68
CN¥33.99
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.28
PLN61.78
|
$13.59
CN¥98.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$876.50
PLN3,544.69
|
$969.73
CN¥7,041.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.53
PLN2,630.81
|
$561.86
CN¥4,079.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.15
PLN866.04
|
$42.17
CN¥306.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.90
PLN1,410.99
|
$836.50
CN¥6,074.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,392.66
PLN37,985.13
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,396.37
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.41
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
PLN14.16
|
$3.73
CN¥27.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
PLN20.03
|
$3.46
CN¥25.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PLN147.05
|
$62.16
CN¥451.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.86
PLN27.73
|
$8.31
CN¥60.34
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.13
PLN287.66
|
$65.57
CN¥476.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
PLN156.78
|
$35.21
CN¥255.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.77
PLN391.35
|
$85.31
CN¥619.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.06
PLN400.59
|
$112.58
CN¥817.49
|
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