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Nowy Sacz vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 30.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 15.6% less in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Nowy Sacz

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Nowy Sacz are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nowy Sacz. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Nowy Sacz.

Nowy Sacz vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$9.57 PLN34.50	+123.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.20 PLN29.57	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.14 PLN7.72	+113.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.70 PLN6.11	+159.7%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.26 PLN4.53	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.91 PLN14.10	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$3.85 PLN13.87	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$3.35 PLN12.06	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.93 PLN10.55	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.53 PLN1.92	-47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.72 PLN2.59	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.73 PLN2.63	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.17 PLN4.20	+107.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.44 PLN1.57	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.56 PLN2.01	+28.5%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$6.55 PLN23.62	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$8.75 PLN31.54	-59.7%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$13.67 PLN49.28	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$223.67 PLN806.35	+413.8%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 15.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$270.68 PLN975.81	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-72.0%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$3.01 PLN10.84	+31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.20 PLN11.55	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$5.33 PLN19.22	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.75 PLN31.54	+22.5%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Lima	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$61.52 PLN221.78	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$39.64 PLN142.92	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$60.15 PLN216.85	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$76.56 PLN275.99	-8.5%
Average			-1.4%

Lima vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of clothing

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