Cost of living comparison

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Wroclaw vs. Bloomington Cost of Living Summary

Wroclaw is 23.9% cheaper than Bloomington.

Restaurants
pay 13.2% less in Wroclaw
Groceries
pay 35.6% less in Wroclaw
Transportation
pay 12.5% more in Wroclaw
Housing
pay 35.1% less in Wroclaw
Childcare
pay 54.7% less in Wroclaw
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.3% less in Wroclaw
Clothing
pay 32.8% more in Wroclaw

The cost of clothing and transportation in Wroclaw are more expensive than in Bloomington. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Wroclaw.

Wroclaw vs. Bloomington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wroclaw instead of Bloomington, you would:

pay 13.2% less for restaurants

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$10.23
PLN40.37
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$10.23
PLN40.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.12
 
$2.18
PLN8.61

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$1.54
PLN6.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.40
 
$4.69
PLN18.50
Milk (1 gallon) $2.92
 
$4.08
PLN16.10

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.54
 
$6.32
PLN24.96
Monthly public transit pass $30.11
 
$28.12
PLN111.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,168.00
 
$30,576.90
PLN121K

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pay 35.1% less for housing

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.06
 
$17.80
PLN70.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,482.50
 
$844.50
PLN3,333.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,286.25
 
$661.82
PLN2,612.39

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,462.50
 
$484.37
PLN1,911.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,510.00
 
$12,088.03
PLN47,714.88

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.17
 
$4.09
PLN16.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$4.04
PLN15.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.40
 
$6.26
PLN24.73

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

 
Bloomington
Wroclaw
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.31
 
$93.99
PLN371.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.50
 
$39.22
PLN154.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.50
 
$92.44
PLN364.88

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