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Bielsko-biala vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Bielsko-biala is 47.0% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% more in Bielsko-biala
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Bielsko-biala
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Bielsko-biala
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Bielsko-biala
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Bielsko-biala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Bielsko-biala
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Bielsko-biala

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bielsko-biala are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bielsko-biala.

Bielsko-biala vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% more for restaurants

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$11.01 PLN39.54	+120.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$8.26 PLN29.65	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.89 PLN6.79	+66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.24 PLN4.45	+68.9%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.25 PLN4.51	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.91 PLN17.63	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.10 PLN14.71	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.12 PLN11.21	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.12 PLN11.21	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.62 PLN2.22	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.77 PLN2.75	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.00 PLN3.59	+110.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.25 PLN4.48	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.46 PLN1.65	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.37 PLN1.35	-20.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$6.57 PLN23.61	+150.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$30.96 PLN111.20	+14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$33,354.19 PLN119,790.83	+66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$6.63 PLN23.82	-50.9%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$16.97 PLN60.95	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$715.58 PLN2,569.98	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$513.75 PLN1,845.12	+62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$230.97 PLN829.53	+821.4%
Average			+225.7%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$275.22 PLN988.45	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,683.42 PLN9,637.43	-71.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.30 PLN11.86	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.66 PLN13.14	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$5.23 PLN18.78	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$33.03 PLN118.61	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.88 PLN24.71	-1.7%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Quito	Bielsko-biala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$93.58 PLN336.07	+55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$33.94 PLN121.91	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$82.52 PLN296.37	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$99.08 PLN355.84	+6.8%
Average			+3.3%

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