Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 39.8% more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).
If you lived in Berlin instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN8.30
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
PLN8.03
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
PLN5.34
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
PLN19.34
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
PLN14.80
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
PLN12.59
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PLN12.07
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
PLN1.86
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.36
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
PLN6.23
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
PLN25.19
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
PLN151.30
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,716.56
PLN119,605.99
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.41
PLN41.91
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.28
PLN61.49
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$876.50
PLN3,527.83
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.53
PLN2,618.30
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.15
PLN861.92
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.90
PLN1,404.28
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,392.66
PLN37,804.46
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.33
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
PLN14.10
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
PLN19.93
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PLN146.35
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.86
PLN27.60
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.13
PLN286.30
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
PLN156.03
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.77
PLN389.49
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.06
PLN398.69
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
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