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Nicosia vs. Krakow (Cracow) Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 8.8% more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 47.7% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Nicosia

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Nicosia are more expensive than in Krakow (Cracow).

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Nicosia vs. Krakow (Cracow) Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 PLN46.68	$16.80 €14.95	+39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 PLN37.74	$8.96 €7.97	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 PLN9.84	$2.30 €2.05	-9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 PLN9.25	$0.89 €0.79	-62.5%
Average			+1.5%

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Nicosia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.7% more for groceries

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.81	$1.96 €1.74	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 PLN17.97	$6.56 €5.84	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 PLN15.93	$6.95 €6.19	+69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.12	$4.77 €4.25	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 PLN13.68	$4.06 €3.62	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 PLN2.33	$1.55 €1.38	+158.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 PLN3.03	$0.95 €0.84	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 PLN3.12	$1.14 €1.01	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.41	$1.58 €1.40	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.85 €0.76	+106.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.71 €0.63	+57.0%
Average			+47.7%

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.53 PLN25.37	$6.73 €5.99	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.49 PLN130.12	$44.79 €39.86	+33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.48 PLN40.72	$21.86 €19.45	+108.5%
Average			+19.6%

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Nicosia - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.5% less for housing

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.57 PLN68.25	$33.22 €29.57	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	$784.43 €698.17	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	$696.72 €620.11	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$252.82 PLN982.14	$158.82 €141.36	-37.2%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	$513.33 €456.88	+12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	-4.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$4.48 €3.99	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.20 PLN16.33	$3.65 €3.25	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$5.60 €4.98	-12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 PLN176.74	$74.03 €65.89	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.69 PLN33.77	$11.20 €9.97	+28.8%
Average			+14.8%

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Nicosia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Krakow (Cracow)	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.55 PLN378.96	$102.69 €91.40	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.65 PLN157.93	$54.75 €48.73	+34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.86 PLN349.09	$100.22 €89.20	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.34 PLN467.49	$116.92 €104.07	-2.8%
Average			+11.3%

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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