Cost of living comparison
Krakow (Cracow) is 14.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Krakow (Cracow)
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$10.16
PLN38.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.23
|
$8.13
PLN31.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.42
|
$2.06
PLN7.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.62
|
$1.99
PLN7.62
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Madrid
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Krakow (Cracow)
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
$1.33
PLN5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.87
|
$4.81
PLN18.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.90
|
$3.68
PLN14.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
$3.13
PLN11.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.47
|
$3.00
PLN11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.02
|
$0.46
PLN1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$0.83
PLN3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$1.55
PLN5.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.39
PLN1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
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pay 21.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.07
|
$6.26
PLN23.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.48
|
$37.59
PLN143.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,347.58
|
$29,716.56
PLN113,500.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.11
|
$10.41
PLN39.77
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Madrid
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Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.11
|
$15.28
PLN58.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,227.09
|
$876.50
PLN3,347.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€885.55
|
$650.53
PLN2,484.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€110.39
|
$214.15
PLN817.93
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€486.30
|
$348.90
PLN1,332.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,933.31
|
$9,392.66
PLN35,874.73
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.39
|
$3.81
PLN14.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.35
|
$3.50
PLN13.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.48
|
$4.95
PLN18.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.39
|
$36.36
PLN138.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$6.86
PLN26.19
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.15
|
$71.13
PLN271.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.38
|
$38.77
PLN148.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.06
|
$96.77
PLN369.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€89.46
|
$99.06
PLN378.34
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