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Nowy Sacz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 58.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Nowy Sacz

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Nowy Sacz are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nowy Sacz. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nowy Sacz.

Nowy Sacz vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$9.57 PLN34.50	+127.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$8.20 PLN29.57	+67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.14 PLN7.72	+346.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.70 PLN6.11	+452.2%
Average			+248.3%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.26 PLN4.53	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$3.91 PLN14.10	-47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$3.85 PLN13.87	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.35 PLN12.06	+88.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.93 PLN10.55	+91.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.53 PLN1.92	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.72 PLN2.59	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.73 PLN2.63	-9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.17 PLN4.20	+93.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.44 PLN1.57	+25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.56 PLN2.01	+35.2%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$6.55 PLN23.62	+55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+86.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$8.75 PLN31.54	+89.1%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$13.67 PLN49.28	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$223.67 PLN806.35	+469.6%
Average			+106.2%

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$270.68 PLN975.81	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-90.1%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.01 PLN10.84	+168.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.20 PLN11.55	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.33 PLN19.22	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$8.75 PLN31.54	+4.0%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$61.52 PLN221.78	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$39.64 PLN142.92	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$60.15 PLN216.85	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$76.56 PLN275.99	-27.5%
Average			-11.5%

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