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Zielona Gora vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 44.8% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 55.8% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 84.5% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Zielona Gora

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Zielona Gora.

Zielona Gora vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$9.57 PLN34.50	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.79 PLN28.09	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$1.78 PLN6.41	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.64 PLN5.91	-41.2%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 55.8% less for groceries

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.16 PLN4.19	-73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$4.78 PLN17.25	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.03 PLN14.53	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$3.03 PLN10.93	-33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.11 PLN7.60	-72.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$0.45 PLN1.61	-84.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.68 PLN2.46	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.77 PLN2.79	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.74 PLN2.68	-75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.37 PLN1.34	-72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.56 PLN2.01	-65.9%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$6.59 PLN23.75	+86.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$25.82 PLN93.06	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$8.75 PLN31.54	-47.7%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$16.40 PLN59.14	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$162.04 PLN584.15	+10.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 84.5% less for childcare

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-86.4%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.01 PLN10.84	-62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.92 PLN10.51	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$5.13 PLN18.48	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$39.19 PLN141.28	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$7.25 PLN26.12	-56.7%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Washington	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$95.69 PLN344.98	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$37.94 PLN136.76	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$82.02 PLN295.70	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$123.04 PLN443.55	-7.6%
Average			-6.2%

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