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Fort Wayne vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Fort Wayne is 24.0% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants
pay 19.7% more in Fort Wayne
Groceries
pay 61.0% more in Fort Wayne
Transportation
pay 2.4% less in Fort Wayne
Housing
pay 15.3% more in Fort Wayne
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Fort Wayne
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.7% more in Fort Wayne
Clothing
pay 14.5% less in Fort Wayne

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

Fort Wayne vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Gdansk, you would:

pay 19.7% more for restaurants

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.51
PLN45.42
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.95
PLN35.32
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
PLN9.08
$2.26
 

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
PLN5.21
$3.12
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.33
PLN17.11
$5.58
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.69
PLN14.59
$2.82
 

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
PLN24.55
$3.60
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.43
PLN120.10
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,576.90
PLN121K
$36,915.00
 

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pay 15.3% more for housing

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.56
PLN81.16
$59.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $990.51
PLN3,909.82
$1,210.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $753.56
PLN2,974.52
$892.33
 

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $530.11
PLN2,092.50
$1,372.22
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,037.97
PLN31,728.15
$20,000.00
 

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.84
PLN15.14
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.13
PLN16.30
$4.55
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.88
PLN23.21
$8.69
 

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

 
Gdansk
Fort Wayne
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.51
PLN349.37
$53.33
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
PLN188.39
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.90
PLN366.69
$108.33
 

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