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Bielsko-biala vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bielsko-biala is 6.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% more in Bielsko-biala
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Bielsko-biala
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Bielsko-biala
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Bielsko-biala
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in Bielsko-biala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Bielsko-biala
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Bielsko-biala

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bielsko-biala are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Bielsko-biala.

Bielsko-biala vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB916.66	$11.01 PLN39.30	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB458.33	$8.26 PLN29.47	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB106.19	$1.89 PLN6.75	+36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.98	$1.24 PLN4.42	+102.5%
Average			+42.5%

Moscow vs. Bielsko-biala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.00	$1.25 PLN4.48	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB481.62	$4.91 PLN17.52	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB354.89	$4.10 PLN14.62	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB129.24	$3.12 PLN11.14	+85.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB189.19	$3.12 PLN11.14	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.16	$0.62 PLN2.21	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.83	$0.77 PLN2.74	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB69.27	$1.00 PLN3.57	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.95	$1.25 PLN4.46	-23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.79	$0.46 PLN1.64	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.01	$0.37 PLN1.34	+10.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB218.02	$6.57 PLN23.47	+131.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,814.14	$30.96 PLN110.53	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$33,354.19 PLN119K	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB440.00	$6.63 PLN23.68	+15.8%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB600.38	$16.97 PLN60.59	+117.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB96,249.13	$715.58 PLN2,554.46	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,478.67	$513.75 PLN1,833.97	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,495.10	$230.97 PLN824.52	+108.8%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,416.21	$275.22 PLN982.49	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$2,683.42 PLN9,579.24	-81.2%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB320.83	$3.30 PLN11.79	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB242.46	$3.66 PLN13.06	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB229.16	$5.23 PLN18.67	+75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,424.20	$33.03 PLN117.90	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB504.16	$6.88 PLN24.56	+4.8%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bielsko-biala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,842.02	$93.58 PLN334.05	+23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,666.63	$33.94 PLN121.17	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,443.75	$82.52 PLN294.58	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,043.87	$99.08 PLN353.69	-36.8%
Average			-18.9%

Moscow vs. Bielsko-biala - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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