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Fort Smith vs. Wroclaw Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 7.0% more expensive than Wroclaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 91.0% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Fort Smith

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Fort Smith are more expensive than in Wroclaw. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and housing are lower in Fort Smith. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.

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Fort Smith vs. Wroclaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Wroclaw, you would:

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 PLN40.37	$20.00	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.37	$11.50	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 PLN8.61	$2.33	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 PLN7.45	$2.02	+6.8%
Average			+42.8%

Wroclaw vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 PLN6.09	$3.35	+117.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 PLN18.50	$3.74	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08 PLN16.10	$3.69	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.06 PLN16.02	$2.94	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 PLN12.11	$4.92	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.29	$2.22	+282.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN2.87	$0.65	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 PLN3.06	$1.13	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 PLN6.32	$0.98	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.69	$0.88	+105.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.46	$0.70	+89.0%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.32 PLN24.96	$2.94	-53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN111.02	$35.00	+24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN121K	$26,000.00	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.23 PLN40.37	$12.75	+24.7%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.80 PLN70.27	$68.50	+284.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.50 PLN3,333.48	$679.75	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$661.82 PLN2,612.39	$656.25	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$258.85 PLN1,021.75	$213.32	-17.6%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 91.0% more for childcare

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.37 PLN1,911.96	$900.00	+85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,088.03 PLN47,714.88	$23,729.17	+96.3%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 PLN16.15	$6.00	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 PLN15.94	$5.26	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 PLN24.73	$8.21	+31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 PLN156.36	$26.67	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 PLN35.32	$13.50	+50.9%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Wroclaw	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.99 PLN371.01	$53.80	-42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.22 PLN154.79	$41.20	+5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 PLN364.88	$93.33	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.82 PLN421.64	$76.66	-28.2%
Average			-18.8%

Wroclaw vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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