Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.5 times more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).
If you lived in Washington instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN8.30
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
PLN8.03
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
PLN5.34
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
PLN19.34
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
PLN14.80
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
PLN12.59
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PLN12.07
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
PLN1.86
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.36
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
PLN6.23
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
PLN25.19
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
PLN151.30
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,716.56
PLN119,605.99
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.41
PLN41.91
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.28
PLN61.49
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$876.50
PLN3,527.83
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.53
PLN2,618.30
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.15
PLN861.92
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.90
PLN1,404.28
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,392.66
PLN37,804.46
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.33
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
PLN14.10
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
PLN19.93
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PLN146.35
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.86
PLN27.60
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.13
PLN286.30
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
PLN156.03
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.77
PLN389.49
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.06
PLN398.69
|
$173.48
|
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