Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

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Poland

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Panevezys Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 36.3% more expensive than Panevezys.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 1.5% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 6.0% more in Krakow (Cracow)

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Krakow (Cracow) are more expensive than in Panevezys. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Krakow (Cracow).

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Panevezys Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 €10.96	$12.02 PLN46.68	-2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$9.72 PLN37.74	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$2.53 PLN9.84	+13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$2.38 PLN9.25	+25.1%
Average			+16.5%

Panevezys vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.32	$1.49 PLN5.81	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 €4.48	$4.63 PLN17.97	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.23	$4.10 PLN15.93	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92 €2.60	$3.89 PLN15.12	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 €2.31	$3.52 PLN13.68	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.60 PLN2.33	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.78 PLN3.03	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.80 PLN3.12	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.39 PLN5.41	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.41 PLN1.60	+62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.45 PLN1.76	+5.7%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.47 €5.76	$6.53 PLN25.37	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.16 €31.29	$33.49 PLN130.12	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.85 €8.77	$10.48 PLN40.72	+6.4%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.22 €12.66	$17.57 PLN68.25	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	+120.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.13 €259.12	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	+150.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.29 €139.11	$252.82 PLN982.14	+61.8%
Average			+115.1%

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pay 1.5% more for childcare

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.56 €415.25	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,234.09 €8,218.67	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	+4.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$4.60 PLN17.88	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$4.20 PLN16.33	+34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$6.39 PLN24.83	+14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.80	$45.50 PLN176.74	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €7.97	$8.69 PLN33.77	-3.0%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 6.0% more for clothing

	Panevezys	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.97 €99.66	$97.55 PLN378.96	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.93	$40.65 PLN157.93	+81.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.62 €71.76	$89.86 PLN349.09	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$120.34 PLN467.49	-28.4%
Average			+6.0%

Panevezys vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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