Cost of living comparison
Germany is 36.3% more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).
If you lived in Germany instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN8.24
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
PLN7.97
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
PLN5.30
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
PLN19.20
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
PLN14.69
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
PLN12.50
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PLN11.98
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
PLN1.85
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.04
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.33
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
PLN6.18
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.15
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
PLN25.01
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
PLN150.19
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,716.56
PLN118,733.90
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.41
PLN41.61
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.28
PLN61.04
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$876.50
PLN3,502.11
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.53
PLN2,599.21
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.15
PLN855.64
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.90
PLN1,394.04
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,392.66
PLN37,528.81
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.22
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
PLN13.99
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
PLN19.79
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.36
PLN145.28
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.86
PLN27.40
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.13
PLN284.21
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.77
PLN154.89
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.77
PLN386.65
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.06
PLN395.78
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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