Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Spain

San Sebastian vs. Wroclaw Cost of Living Summary

San Sebastian is 20.4% more expensive than Wroclaw.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in San Sebastian
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in San Sebastian
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in San Sebastian
Housing: pay 29.2% more in San Sebastian
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in San Sebastian
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in San Sebastian
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in San Sebastian

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in San Sebastian are more expensive than in Wroclaw. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in San Sebastian.

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San Sebastian vs. Wroclaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Sebastian instead of Wroclaw, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 PLN39.73	$16.80 €14.95	+64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$10.64 €9.47	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 PLN8.47	$2.80 €2.49	+28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 PLN7.33	$1.60 €1.42	-15.5%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 PLN5.99	$1.03 €0.92	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 PLN18.21	$11.34 €10.09	+141.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08 PLN15.85	$4.42 €3.93	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.06 PLN15.77	$3.64 €3.24	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 PLN11.92	$3.68 €3.28	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.25	$1.16 €1.04	+100.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN2.83	$1.07 €0.95	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 PLN3.01	$1.49 €1.32	+91.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 PLN6.22	$1.30 €1.16	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.66	$0.95 €0.84	+121.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.44	$0.90 €0.81	+144.4%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.32 PLN24.56	$6.62 €5.89	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$33.59 €29.90	+19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.23 PLN39.73	$14.15 €12.60	+38.4%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 29.2% more for housing

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.80 PLN69.16	$35.27 €31.39	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.50 PLN3,280.64	$1,404.47 €1,250.03	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$661.82 PLN2,570.98	$973.61 €866.55	+47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$258.85 PLN1,005.56	$104.82 €93.29	-59.5%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.37 PLN1,881.65	$447.89 €398.64	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,088.03 PLN46,958.56	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	+14.0%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 PLN15.89	$3.36 €2.99	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 PLN15.68	$2.05 €1.83	-49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 PLN24.33	$6.16 €5.48	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 PLN153.88	$42.83 €38.12	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 PLN34.76	$8.45 €7.52	-5.5%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Wroclaw	San Sebastian
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.99 PLN365.13	$72.78 €64.78	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.22 PLN152.34	$32.19 €28.65	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 PLN359.10	$74.46 €66.27	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.82 PLN414.96	$134.37 €119.59	+25.8%
Average			-10.4%

Wroclaw vs. San Sebastian - Cost of clothing

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