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Zielona Gora vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 25.2% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% more in Zielona Gora
Groceries
pay 1.0% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation
pay 39.7% more in Zielona Gora
Housing
pay 76.3% more in Zielona Gora
Childcare
pay 49.9% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6% less in Zielona Gora
Clothing
pay 14.4% less in Zielona Gora

The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Zielona Gora are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Zielona Gora. 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:

pay 29.6% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$10.23
PLN40.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$7.29
PLN28.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$1.49
PLN5.84

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$1.45
PLN5.68
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$4.47
PLN17.53
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$3.56
PLN13.96

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$6.01
PLN23.54
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$24.78
PLN97.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$30,576.90
PLN120K

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pay 76.3% more for housing

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$16.62
PLN65.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$511.36
PLN2,003.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$575.28
PLN2,253.39

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$326.42
PLN1,278.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$5,113.62
PLN20,030.16

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$3.71
PLN14.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$3.32
PLN13.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$5.24
PLN20.53

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

 
Quito
Zielona Gora
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$81.82
PLN320.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$36.75
PLN143.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$76.70
PLN300.45

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026
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