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Gdansk vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 49.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 81.5% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Gdansk

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Gdansk are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Gdansk.

Gdansk vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gdansk instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY419.75	$11.76 PLN41.97	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY367.28	$9.57 PLN34.16	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY52.70	$2.08 PLN7.44	+72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.87	$1.99 PLN7.10	+385.3%
Average			+123.4%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.11	$1.33 PLN4.76	+93.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY209.79	$4.55 PLN16.23	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY160.02	$3.96 PLN14.15	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.20	$3.48 PLN12.42	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.09	$3.02 PLN10.80	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.40	$0.53 PLN1.89	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY45.84	$0.83 PLN2.97	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.17	$0.92 PLN3.29	+53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.74	$1.38 PLN4.91	+116.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.87	$0.42 PLN1.50	+42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.90	$0.51 PLN1.83	+105.2%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 81.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY192.34	$6.38 PLN22.76	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY393.51	$32.54 PLN116.15	+260.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$32,809.65 PLN117K	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY293.82	$10.28 PLN36.70	+52.6%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ankara	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY598.58	$19.25 PLN68.74	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,290.19	$911.83 PLN3,255.06	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,361.50	$743.97 PLN2,655.83	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,710.59	$242.35 PLN865.12	+289.9%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,193.80	$373.53 PLN1,333.41	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY615K	$7,929.00 PLN28,304.87	-43.8%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY157.40	$3.83 PLN13.66	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY140.55	$4.17 PLN14.88	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY94.44	$5.47 PLN19.52	+152.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,438.53	$44.69 PLN159.53	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY280.71	$6.84 PLN24.40	+6.2%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Ankara	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,499.94	$83.04 PLN296.43	+44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,986.61	$43.37 PLN154.82	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,543.76	$88.36 PLN315.41	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,185.12	$87.83 PLN313.55	-8.5%
Average			+4.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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