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Gdansk vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 32.5% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 38.8% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.08 €8.97	$11.51 PLN44.70	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$8.95 PLN34.76	+45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.30 PLN8.94	+42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.67 PLN6.50	+42.0%
Average			+29.8%

Daugavpils vs. Gdansk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.32 PLN5.13	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$4.33 PLN16.84	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$3.69 PLN14.35	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 €2.86	$3.82 PLN14.84	+18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$2.98 PLN11.58	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.58 PLN2.24	-12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$0.81 PLN3.13	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.93 PLN3.60	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$1.42 PLN5.53	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.37 PLN1.45	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.49 PLN1.91	+17.2%
Average			-3.8%

Daugavpils vs. Gdansk - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.73	$6.22 PLN24.16	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$30.43 PLN118.20	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,978.91 €24,012.20	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 €5.98	$10.12 PLN39.33	+50.7%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 €14.58	$20.56 PLN79.88	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.72 €301.47	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	+192.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	+169.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$223.23 PLN867.19	-22.1%
Average			+122.4%

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	-54.4%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 €3.74	$3.84 PLN14.90	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 €2.77	$4.13 PLN16.04	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 €4.19	$5.88 PLN22.84	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 €23.25	$44.30 PLN172.08	+69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$7.67 PLN29.80	-2.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Daugavpils	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$88.51 PLN343.83	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$47.73 PLN185.41	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$92.90 PLN360.88	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$104.52 PLN406.02	-6.7%
Average			+16.3%

Daugavpils vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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