Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Germany

Berlin vs. Kielce Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 76.7% more expensive than Kielce.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Berlin

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Berlin are more expensive than in Kielce. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Berlin.

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Berlin vs. Kielce Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Kielce, you would:

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	Kielce	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$16.80 €14.99	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 PLN30.05	$13.44 €11.99	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 PLN5.68	$3.44 €3.07	+137.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 PLN4.34	$3.10 €2.77	+179.9%
Average			+74.3%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kielce	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PLN5.52	$2.40 €2.14	+70.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 PLN13.85	$8.59 €7.67	+142.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 PLN15.91	$4.72 €4.21	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 PLN12.62	$4.47 €3.99	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 PLN11.59	$5.44 €4.85	+83.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.69	$1.61 €1.44	+272.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.76	$0.90 €0.81	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.27	$1.52 €1.36	+162.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 PLN4.20	$1.70 €1.51	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PLN1.19	$0.94 €0.84	+210.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 PLN1.41	$0.98 €0.87	+171.9%
Average			+100.0%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Kielce	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 PLN23.45	$8.66 €7.73	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.68 PLN120.18	$70.54 €62.97	+129.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN120K	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97 PLN39.06	$30.29 €27.04	+203.8%
Average			+60.1%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kielce	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.09 PLN59.09	$48.20 €43.02	+219.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.38 PLN2,770.84	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	+109.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.98 PLN2,169.93	$1,114.14 €994.50	+101.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.21 PLN690.23	$295.08 €263.40	+67.5%
Average			+103.4%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Kielce	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.20 PLN1,034.89	$144.45 €128.93	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,079.52 PLN31,647.65	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	+96.2%
Average			+3.6%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kielce	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 PLN13.52	$5.43 €4.85	+57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 PLN11.85	$4.34 €3.87	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 PLN20.03	$10.53 €9.40	+105.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 PLN150.23	$40.06 €35.76	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN30.05	$15.68 €13.99	+104.4%
Average			+52.9%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Kielce	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.61 PLN284.43	$95.44 €85.19	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 PLN140.21	$47.03 €41.98	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.70 PLN300.45	$104.60 €93.36	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.47 PLN413.12	$141.17 €126.01	+33.9%
Average			+33.2%

Kielce vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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