Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 13.1% cheaper than Krakow (Cracow).
If you lived in Moscow instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN38.80
|
$9.92
RUB915.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
PLN31.04
|
$4.92
RUB454.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN7.88
|
$1.10
RUB101.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
PLN7.62
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
PLN5.06
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
PLN18.36
|
$4.72
RUB435.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
PLN14.04
|
$3.62
RUB333.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
PLN11.95
|
$1.74
RUB160.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PLN11.45
|
$2.18
RUB201.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
PLN1.76
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
$0.69
RUB63.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.19
|
$0.79
RUB73.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
PLN5.91
|
$1.56
RUB143.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.47
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
PLN23.90
|
$2.31
RUB213.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
PLN143.57
|
$29.87
RUB2,754.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,716.56
PLN113,500.70
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,336.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.41
PLN39.77
|
$5.69
RUB524.74
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.28
PLN58.35
|
$6.03
RUB555.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$876.50
PLN3,347.76
|
$881.83
RUB81,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.53
PLN2,484.65
|
$532.09
RUB49,080.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.15
PLN817.93
|
$90.54
RUB8,351.66
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.90
PLN1,332.60
|
$484.25
RUB44,667.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,392.66
PLN35,874.73
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,729.75
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN14.55
|
$3.28
RUB302.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
PLN13.38
|
$2.63
RUB242.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
PLN18.92
|
$2.52
RUB232.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PLN138.88
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.86
PLN26.19
|
$5.47
RUB504.56
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.13
PLN271.68
|
$98.68
RUB9,102.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
PLN148.07
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.77
PLN369.60
|
$117.96
RUB10,880.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.06
PLN378.34
|
$114.14
RUB10,528.58
|
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