Cost of living comparison
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Wageningen vs. Krakow (Cracow) Cost of Living Summary
Wageningen is 44.5% more expensive than Krakow (Cracow).
Wageningen vs. Krakow (Cracow) Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Wageningen instead of Krakow (Cracow), you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.02
PLN46.68
|
$21.83
€19.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
PLN37.74
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
PLN9.84
|
$3.83
€3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
PLN9.25
|
$2.65
€2.36
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.7% more for groceries
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PLN5.81
|
$2.02
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
PLN17.97
|
$6.51
€5.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PLN15.93
|
$5.03
€4.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
PLN15.12
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
PLN13.68
|
$6.53
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
PLN2.33
|
$1.19
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
PLN3.03
|
$1.11
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
PLN3.12
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.41
|
$2.08
€1.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.60
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.76
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of groceries
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
PLN25.37
|
$8.99
€8.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.49
PLN130.12
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,576.90
PLN119K
|
$41,419.02
€36,864.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.48
PLN40.72
|
$19.67
€17.51
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of transportation
pay 46.9% more for housing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PLN68.25
|
$45.91
€40.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$926.42
PLN3,598.87
|
$1,194.38
€1,063.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$727.94
PLN2,827.84
|
$1,343.68
€1,195.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$252.82
PLN982.14
|
$235.86
€209.93
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of housing
pay 89.4% more for childcare
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.26
PLN1,780.21
|
$1,987.53
€1,768.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,687.47
PLN37,633.06
|
$8,010.59
€7,129.71
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of childcare
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.60
PLN17.88
|
$5.60
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
PLN16.33
|
$4.20
€3.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.39
PLN24.83
|
$14.00
€12.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.50
PLN176.74
|
$38.91
€34.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.69
PLN33.77
|
$15.68
€13.95
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Krakow (Cracow)
|
Wageningen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
PLN378.96
|
$96.73
€86.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.65
PLN157.93
|
$43.86
€39.03
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.86
PLN349.09
|
$106.19
€94.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.34
PLN467.49
|
$102.18
€90.94
|
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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Wageningen - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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