Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

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Poland

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 63.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 18.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)

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

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00	$12.02 PLN46.68	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67	$9.72 PLN37.74	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40	$2.53 PLN9.84	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12	$2.38 PLN9.25	+112.4%
Average			+69.8%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57	$1.49 PLN5.81	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21	$4.63 PLN17.97	+44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29	$4.10 PLN15.93	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14	$3.89 PLN15.12	+82.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$3.52 PLN13.68	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.60 PLN2.33	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.78 PLN3.03	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.80 PLN3.12	+35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$1.39 PLN5.41	+175.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.41 PLN1.60	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.45 PLN1.76	-4.4%
Average			+19.8%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$6.53 PLN25.37	+106.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.00	$33.49 PLN130.12	+59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,000.00	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$10.48 PLN40.72	-22.3%
Average			+58.0%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.45	$17.57 PLN68.25	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.78	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.44	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	+132.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.90	$252.82 PLN982.14	+1054.4%
Average			+156.1%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of housing

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pay 18.3% less for childcare

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$743.00	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	-38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,951.43	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	+8.2%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50	$4.60 PLN17.88	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$4.20 PLN16.33	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$6.39 PLN24.83	+6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.22	$45.50 PLN176.74	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40	$8.69 PLN33.77	+35.8%
Average			+19.4%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Quito	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10	$97.55 PLN378.96	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.62	$40.65 PLN157.93	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.66	$89.86 PLN349.09	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.92	$120.34 PLN467.49	+11.5%
Average			-0.3%

Quito vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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