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Cost of Living Index
Kraków94.3 / 100
Katowice urban area108.4 / 0
Comparison
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Winner
Kraków wins on 14 of 22 metrics compared to Katowice urban area.
Top trade-offs
Kraków leads cost, rent, and salary; Katowice urban area leads safety, housing, and connectivity.
cost
Kraków
94.3
Katowice urban area
108.4
safety
Kraków
61
Katowice urban area
74.4
housing
Kraków
$2,691
Katowice urban area
$3,160
housing
Kraków
14.1x
Katowice urban area
11.5x
jobs
Kraków
$5,047/mo
Katowice urban area
$1,424/mo
jobs
Kraków
3.7%
Katowice urban area
5.9%
health
Kraków
71.6
Katowice urban area
68.2
health
Kraków
76.5 years
Katowice urban area
76.1 years
environment
Kraków
23.6 ug/m3
Katowice urban area
36.8 ug/m3
environment
Kraków
70.7
Katowice urban area
61.6
infrastructure
Kraków
185 Mbps
Katowice urban area
189 Mbps
demographics
Kraków
1.5%
Katowice urban area
0.7%
education
Kraków
50.2
Katowice urban area
67.3
transport
Kraków
49.8
Katowice urban area
60.6
safety
Kraków
25.9 per 100k
Katowice urban area
16.4 per 100k
safety
Kraków
25.8 per 100k
Katowice urban area
40.4 per 100k
health
Kraków
14.5%
Katowice urban area
26.3%
quality
Kraków
3.5
Katowice urban area
5.5
housing
Kraków
$9,063/sqm
Katowice urban area
$7,402/sqm
religion
Kraków
37.1%
Katowice urban area
14.5%
religion
Kraków
51.5%
Katowice urban area
44.9%
religion
Kraków
44.6%
Katowice urban area
36.1%
Some city-level values are modeled estimates when official city-level data is unavailable.
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