Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Norway

Drammen vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Drammen is 55.5% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% more in Drammen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Drammen
Transportation: pay 82.0% more in Drammen
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Drammen
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in Drammen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Drammen
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Drammen

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

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Drammen vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% more for restaurants

	Gdansk	Drammen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$20.83 NOK196.38	+81.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$10.91 NOK102.86	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$3.97 NOK37.40	+72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$1.95 NOK18.37	+16.5%
Average			+50.1%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Gdansk	Drammen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$4.16 NOK39.22	+214.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$6.79 NOK63.98	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$9.52 NOK89.71	+157.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$4.70 NOK44.30	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$7.01 NOK66.11	+135.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$1.50 NOK14.16	+160.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$1.20 NOK11.27	+48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$1.57 NOK14.82	+69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$2.66 NOK25.12	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$1.22 NOK11.51	+226.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$1.29 NOK12.20	+162.7%
Average			+111.9%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.0% more for transportation

	Gdansk	Drammen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$8.48 NOK79.93	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$92.92 NOK876.06	+205.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$44,890.72 NOK423K	+46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$26.52 NOK250.02	+161.9%
Average			+82.0%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Gdansk	Drammen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$52.20 NOK492.17	+153.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$1,322.52 NOK12,468.29	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$991.89 NOK9,351.21	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$199.61 NOK1,881.82	-10.6%
Average			+29.1%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Gdansk	Drammen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+92.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Drammen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$11.38 NOK107.29	+196.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$5.05 NOK47.58	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$16.65 NOK157.00	+183.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$79.61 NOK750.56	+79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$17.75 NOK167.34	+131.4%
Average			+105.0%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Gdansk	Drammen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$100.13 NOK943.98	+13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$59.75 NOK563.26	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$128.77 NOK1,214.02	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$149.65 NOK1,410.88	+43.2%
Average			+29.5%

Gdansk vs. Drammen - Cost of clothing

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