Cost of living comparison
Krakow (Cracow) is 20.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,996
|
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,397
|
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK403
|
$2.06
PLN8.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$1.99
PLN8.03
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK511
|
$1.33
PLN5.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,063
|
$4.81
PLN19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK855
|
$3.68
PLN14.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK820
|
$3.13
PLN12.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,231
|
$3.00
PLN12.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$0.46
PLN1.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$0.83
PLN3.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK309
|
$1.55
PLN6.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,190
|
$6.26
PLN25.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,287
|
$37.59
PLN151.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,781,668
|
$29,716.56
PLN119,605.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,233
|
$10.41
PLN41.91
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,499
|
$15.28
PLN61.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK258,704
|
$876.50
PLN3,527.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,235
|
$650.53
PLN2,618.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,942
|
$214.15
PLN861.92
|
|
pay 51.1% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,358
|
$348.90
PLN1,404.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK830,470
|
$9,392.66
PLN37,804.46
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,498
|
$3.81
PLN15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK706
|
$3.50
PLN14.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,648
|
$4.95
PLN19.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,090
|
$36.36
PLN146.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,997
|
$6.86
PLN27.60
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,425
|
$71.13
PLN286.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,036
|
$38.77
PLN156.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,634
|
$96.77
PLN389.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,238
|
$99.06
PLN398.69
|
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