Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Belgium

Hasselt vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Hasselt is 25.2% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% more in Hasselt
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Hasselt
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Hasselt
Housing: pay 0.9% less in Hasselt
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Hasselt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Hasselt
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Hasselt

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

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Hasselt vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.2% more for restaurants

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$22.39 €19.93	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$13.44 €11.96	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$3.60 €3.20	+56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$3.14 €2.79	+87.3%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$2.57 €2.28	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$3.92 €3.49	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$5.07 €4.52	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$3.30 €2.94	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$5.29 €4.71	+77.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$0.90 €0.80	+56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$0.78 €0.69	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$1.20 €1.06	+28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$1.21 €1.07	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$0.82 €0.73	+120.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$0.61 €0.54	+23.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$7.39 €6.58	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$32.75 €29.15	+7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$27.10 €24.12	+167.6%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$47.40 €42.19	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$923.78 €822.20	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$812.48 €723.14	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$156.74 €139.51	-29.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+206.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+315.6%
Average			+256.8%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$5.21 €4.63	+35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$3.75 €3.34	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$12.88 €11.46	+119.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$27.99 €24.92	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$15.12 €13.45	+97.1%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Gdansk	Hasselt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$111.27 €99.03	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$51.94 €46.23	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$102.59 €91.31	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$131.57 €117.10	+25.9%
Average			+17.4%

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