Cost of living comparison
Krakow (Cracow) is 40.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.30
|
$10.16
PLN38.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.10
|
$8.13
PLN31.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.93
|
$2.06
PLN7.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$1.99
PLN7.62
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$1.33
PLN5.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.16
|
$4.81
PLN18.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.87
|
$3.68
PLN14.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.66
|
$3.13
PLN11.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.51
|
$3.00
PLN11.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$0.46
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.26
|
$0.76
PLN2.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.17
|
$0.83
PLN3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.68
|
$1.55
PLN5.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.39
PLN1.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.51
|
$6.26
PLN23.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,754.88
|
$37.59
PLN143.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,336.14
|
$29,716.56
PLN113,500.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.74
|
$10.41
PLN39.77
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.92
|
$15.28
PLN58.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,340.55
|
$876.50
PLN3,347.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,080.22
|
$650.53
PLN2,484.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,351.66
|
$214.15
PLN817.93
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,667.43
|
$348.90
PLN1,332.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,729.75
|
$9,392.66
PLN35,874.73
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.73
|
$3.81
PLN14.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB242.97
|
$3.50
PLN13.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.10
|
$4.95
PLN18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.49
|
$36.36
PLN138.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.56
|
$6.86
PLN26.19
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,102.73
|
$71.13
PLN271.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.50
|
$38.77
PLN148.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,880.75
|
$96.77
PLN369.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,528.58
|
$99.06
PLN378.34
|
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