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Zielona Gora vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 41.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% more in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 45.4% more in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Zielona Gora

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Zielona Gora are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Zielona Gora.

Zielona Gora vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 69.4% more for restaurants

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$9.57 PLN34.50	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$7.79 PLN28.09	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.78 PLN6.41	+56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.64 PLN5.91	+123.7%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.16 PLN4.19	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.78 PLN17.25	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.03 PLN14.53	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.03 PLN10.93	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.11 PLN7.60	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.45 PLN1.61	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.68 PLN2.46	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.77 PLN2.79	+63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.74 PLN2.68	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.37 PLN1.34	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.56 PLN2.01	+18.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 45.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$6.59 PLN23.75	+151.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$25.82 PLN93.06	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.75 PLN31.54	-35.2%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$16.40 PLN59.14	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$162.04 PLN584.15	+546.4%
Average			+149.6%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	+62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-41.6%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.01 PLN10.84	+26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.92 PLN10.51	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$5.13 PLN18.48	-14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$39.19 PLN141.28	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.25 PLN26.12	+3.5%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Quito	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$95.69 PLN344.98	+59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$37.94 PLN136.76	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$82.02 PLN295.70	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$123.04 PLN443.55	+32.6%
Average			+12.6%

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