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Johnson City vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Johnson City is 21.0% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% more in Johnson City
Groceries: pay 87.4% more in Johnson City
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Johnson City
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Johnson City
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Johnson City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Johnson City
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in Johnson City

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

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Johnson City vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johnson City instead of Gdansk, you would:

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pay 18.3% more for restaurants

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.42	$14.00	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN35.32	$10.00	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN9.08	$2.90	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.61	$2.00	+19.5%
Average			+18.3%

Gdansk vs. Johnson City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.4% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.21	$3.86	+191.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN17.11	$3.67	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.59	$3.80	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN15.08	$3.19	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.76	$6.23	+109.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.28	$3.53	+511.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.18	$0.80	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.66	$1.81	+95.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.62	$1.62	+14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.47	$1.56	+316.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.95	$1.96	+298.4%
Average			+87.4%

Gdansk vs. Johnson City - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.55	$3.24	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN120.10	$37.50	+23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN121K	$32,000.00	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.97	$17.18	+69.7%
Average			-10.3%

Gdansk vs. Johnson City - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN81.16	$62.50	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,909.82	$1,100.00	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,974.52	$919.80	+22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN881.16	$132.80	-40.5%
Average			+10.4%

Gdansk vs. Johnson City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,092.50	$1,208.33	+127.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,728.15	$14,500.00	+80.4%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN15.14	$5.00	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.30	$5.17	+25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN23.21	$7.95	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN174.85	$46.66	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN30.28	$12.00	+56.4%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Johnson City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN349.37	$37.50	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN188.39	$31.25	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN366.69	$85.80	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN412.56	$95.00	-9.1%
Average			-30.5%

Gdansk vs. Johnson City - Cost of clothing

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