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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 2.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)

The cost of restaurants and housing in Krakow (Cracow) are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Krakow (Cracow).

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 55.1% more for restaurants

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$10.94 PLN39.73	-37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.03	$9.57 PLN34.76	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$2.27 PLN8.23	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$2.33 PLN8.48	+275.4%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$1.42 PLN5.18	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.47	$4.60 PLN16.72	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.18	$4.26 PLN15.48	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.04	$3.71 PLN13.46	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.16	$3.04 PLN11.04	-37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.60 PLN2.19	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.80 PLN2.90	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$0.86 PLN3.14	+22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$1.44 PLN5.22	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.48 PLN1.73	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.50 PLN1.80	-12.3%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.82	$6.34 PLN23.03	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$40.74 PLN147.99	+16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$33,135.02 PLN120,368.88	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.04	$11.21 PLN40.72	-20.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.59	$17.29 PLN62.81	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €588.86	$929.61 PLN3,376.96	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €523.10	$778.70 PLN2,828.78	+27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.37	$215.35 PLN782.30	+29.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €486.79	$460.43 PLN1,672.59	-18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,946.73	$12,946.14 PLN47,029.18	+11.8%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$4.37 PLN15.89	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$4.06 PLN14.76	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$5.47 PLN19.86	-6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.35	$39.63 PLN143.98	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.03	$8.20 PLN29.80	-22.0%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Athens	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.15	$76.89 PLN279.30	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.95	$46.35 PLN168.38	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.40	$96.98 PLN352.31	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.16	$113.09 PLN410.83	-10.2%
Average			-11.3%

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