Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Japan

Kobe vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 13.9% cheaper than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Kobe
Childcare: pay 31.8% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Gdansk	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$7.59 ¥1,200	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$4.87 ¥770	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$1.17 ¥184	-49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$0.60 ¥95	-64.1%
Average			-43.5%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$1.29 ¥204	-2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$6.33 ¥1,000	+46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$5.78 ¥913	+56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$2.05 ¥325	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$3.16 ¥499	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$3.53 ¥558	+511.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$1.36 ¥215	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$2.28 ¥360	+145.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$3.54 ¥559	+148.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$1.72 ¥272	+361.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$1.58 ¥249	+220.3%
Average			+90.3%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Gdansk	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$4.10 ¥648	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$63.27 ¥9,997	+107.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$28.47 ¥4,499	+181.2%
Average			+1.4%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Gdansk	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$31.16 ¥4,923	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$687.49 ¥109K	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$463.95 ¥73,311	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$111.27 ¥17,583	-50.2%
Average			-34.5%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 31.8% less for childcare

	Gdansk	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$322.65 ¥50,984	-39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$6,149.41 ¥972K	-23.5%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$2.06 ¥326	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$2.34 ¥370	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$3.48 ¥550	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$46.39 ¥7,331	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$11.39 ¥1,799	+48.5%
Average			-16.5%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$50.30 ¥7,948	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$25.31 ¥3,999	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$45.97 ¥7,264	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$65.37 ¥10,330	-37.5%
Average			-44.7%

Gdansk vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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