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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 34.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 87.7% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 12.9% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Krakow (Cracow)

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Krakow (Cracow) are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Krakow (Cracow).

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$10.94 PLN39.73	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.57 PLN34.76	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.27 PLN8.23	+30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$2.33 PLN8.48	+79.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.42 PLN5.18	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.60 PLN16.72	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.26 PLN15.48	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.71 PLN13.46	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.04 PLN11.04	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.60 PLN2.19	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.80 PLN2.90	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.86 PLN3.14	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.44 PLN5.22	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.48 PLN1.73	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.50 PLN1.80	-50.1%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 87.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$6.34 PLN23.03	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$40.74 PLN147.99	+108.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$33,135.02 PLN120,368.88	+65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$11.21 PLN40.72	+153.4%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$17.29 PLN62.81	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$929.61 PLN3,376.96	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$778.70 PLN2,828.78	+15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$215.35 PLN782.30	+476.4%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$460.43 PLN1,672.59	+7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$12,946.14 PLN47,029.18	+18.8%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$4.37 PLN15.89	+34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.06 PLN14.76	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$5.47 PLN19.86	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$39.63 PLN143.98	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.20 PLN29.80	+25.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$76.89 PLN279.30	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$46.35 PLN168.38	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$96.98 PLN352.31	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$113.09 PLN410.83	+2.0%
Average			+4.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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