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Nowy Sacz vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 9.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Nowy Sacz

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

Nowy Sacz vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$9.57 PLN34.50	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$8.20 PLN29.57	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.14 PLN7.72	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.70 PLN6.11	+177.2%
Average			+62.4%

Moscow vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.26 PLN4.53	+48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.91 PLN14.10	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.85 PLN13.87	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.35 PLN12.06	+98.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.93 PLN10.55	+18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.53 PLN1.92	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.72 PLN2.59	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.73 PLN2.63	-19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.17 PLN4.20	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.44 PLN1.57	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.56 PLN2.01	+64.7%
Average			+7.2%

Moscow vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.55 PLN23.62	+130.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$8.75 PLN31.54	+52.7%
Average			+58.5%

Moscow vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$13.67 PLN49.28	+74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	-35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$223.67 PLN806.35	+102.2%
Average			+21.5%

Moscow vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of housing

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$270.68 PLN975.81	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-83.9%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$3.01 PLN10.84	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.20 PLN11.55	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.33 PLN19.22	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$8.75 PLN31.54	+33.3%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$61.52 PLN221.78	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$39.64 PLN142.92	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$60.15 PLN216.85	-51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$76.56 PLN275.99	-51.2%
Average			-34.6%

Moscow vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of clothing

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