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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Narva Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 42.1% more expensive than Narva.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 45.2% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Krakow (Cracow)

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Krakow (Cracow) are more expensive than in Narva. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Krakow (Cracow). Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Krakow (Cracow).

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Narva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$12.02 PLN46.68	-23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$9.72 PLN37.74	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 €1.64	$2.53 PLN9.84	+37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 €1.40	$2.38 PLN9.25	+51.9%
Average			-1.8%

Narva vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.17	$1.49 PLN5.81	+14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$4.63 PLN17.97	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 €3.46	$4.10 PLN15.93	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 €2.25	$3.89 PLN15.12	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$3.52 PLN13.68	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$0.60 PLN2.33	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$0.78 PLN3.03	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.80 PLN3.12	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.39 PLN5.41	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.41 PLN1.60	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.45 PLN1.76	+27.0%
Average			-0.3%

Narva vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 €6.37	$6.53 PLN25.37	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.93	$33.49 PLN130.12	+49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.88 €11.46	$10.48 PLN40.72	-18.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.11 €25.91	$17.57 PLN68.25	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.93 €249.15	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	+230.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.14 €209.29	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	+209.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.56 €178.50	$252.82 PLN982.14	+26.1%
Average			+156.0%

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pay 45.2% more for childcare

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.74 €239.19	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	+70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,838.15 €6,976.23	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	+23.6%
Average			+45.2%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.48	$4.60 PLN17.88	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 €3.32	$4.20 PLN16.33	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.63	$6.39 PLN24.83	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 €37.87	$45.50 PLN176.74	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.56 €8.51	$8.69 PLN33.77	-9.1%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Narva	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$97.55 PLN378.96	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$40.65 PLN157.93	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.18 €84.71	$89.86 PLN349.09	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$120.34 PLN467.49	-10.7%
Average			-6.6%

Narva vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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