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Bielsko-biala vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bielsko-biala is 36.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 87.6% more in Bielsko-biala
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Bielsko-biala
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Bielsko-biala
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bielsko-biala
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Bielsko-biala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Bielsko-biala
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Bielsko-biala

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Bielsko-biala are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bielsko-biala.

Bielsko-biala vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bielsko-biala instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 87.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$11.01 PLN39.54	+157.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$8.26 PLN29.65	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.89 PLN6.79	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.24 PLN4.45	+89.7%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$1.25 PLN4.51	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$4.91 PLN17.63	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$4.10 PLN14.71	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$3.12 PLN11.21	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$3.12 PLN11.21	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$0.62 PLN2.22	-39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.77 PLN2.75	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.00 PLN3.59	+73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$1.25 PLN4.48	+121.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.46 PLN1.65	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.37 PLN1.35	-13.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$6.57 PLN23.61	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$30.96 PLN111.20	+35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$33,354.19 PLN119,790.83	+66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$6.63 PLN23.82	-69.4%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$16.97 PLN60.95	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$715.58 PLN2,569.98	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$513.75 PLN1,845.12	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$230.97 PLN829.53	+430.6%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$275.22 PLN988.45	+43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$2,683.42 PLN9,637.43	-67.3%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$3.30 PLN11.86	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$3.66 PLN13.14	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$5.23 PLN18.78	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$33.03 PLN118.61	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$6.88 PLN24.71	-3.6%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Bielsko-biala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$93.58 PLN336.07	+83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$33.94 PLN121.91	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$82.52 PLN296.37	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$99.08 PLN355.84	+18.4%
Average			+23.7%

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