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Bielsko-biala vs. Sorocaba Cost of Living Summary

Bielsko-biala is 66.0% more expensive than Sorocaba.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% more in Bielsko-biala
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Bielsko-biala
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Bielsko-biala
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Bielsko-biala
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Bielsko-biala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Bielsko-biala
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Bielsko-biala

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

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Bielsko-biala vs. Sorocaba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.6% more for restaurants

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.63 R$28.85	$11.01 PLN41.73	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 R$28.85	$8.26 PLN31.30	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.51	$1.89 PLN7.17	+75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 R$2.88	$1.24 PLN4.69	+120.1%
Average			+84.6%

Sorocaba vs. Bielsko-biala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 R$8.54	$1.25 PLN4.76	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.17 R$21.40	$4.91 PLN18.61	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.46 R$17.73	$4.10 PLN15.53	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 R$11.09	$3.12 PLN11.83	+44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 R$8.72	$3.12 PLN11.83	+83.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 R$5.34	$0.62 PLN2.35	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.03	$0.77 PLN2.91	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.47	$1.00 PLN3.79	+107.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.94	$1.25 PLN4.73	+117.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.83	$0.46 PLN1.74	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.83	$0.37 PLN1.42	-32.3%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 R$20.85	$6.57 PLN24.92	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.46 R$202.34	$30.96 PLN117.37	-21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,432.67 R$120K	$33,354.19 PLN126K	+42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.66 R$18.75	$6.63 PLN25.14	+81.4%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.85 R$86.38	$16.97 PLN64.34	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$220.31 R$1,129.56	$715.58 PLN2,712.57	+224.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 R$894.23	$513.75 PLN1,947.49	+194.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.18 R$170.14	$230.97 PLN875.56	+596.1%
Average			+254.1%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.01 R$1,850.96	$275.22 PLN1,043.30	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,251.02 R$26,923.02	$2,683.42 PLN10,172.15	-48.9%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 R$11.54	$3.30 PLN12.52	+46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 R$8.22	$3.66 PLN13.87	+128.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 R$14.42	$5.23 PLN19.82	+85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.00 R$123.08	$33.03 PLN125.20	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 R$33.65	$6.88 PLN26.08	+4.8%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Sorocaba	Bielsko-biala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.38 R$201.92	$93.58 PLN354.72	+137.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.36 R$304.33	$33.94 PLN128.67	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.27 R$416.67	$82.52 PLN312.82	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 R$368.59	$99.08 PLN375.59	+37.8%
Average			+33.5%

Sorocaba vs. Bielsko-biala - Cost of clothing

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