Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 0.9% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 49.2% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 37.7% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$13.91 MX$257.20	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$11.13 MX$205.76	+24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$1.68 MX$30.99	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$1.03 MX$19.03	-38.5%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 49.2% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$2.95 MX$54.63	+123.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$6.13 MX$113.44	+41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$7.20 MX$133.19	+94.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$2.56 MX$47.39	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$4.28 MX$79.19	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$1.52 MX$28.05	+162.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$0.71 MX$13.19	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$0.98 MX$18.19	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$1.12 MX$20.72	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$1.06 MX$19.52	+182.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$1.23 MX$22.77	+149.9%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$5.91 MX$109.36	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$32.04 MX$592.58	+5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$10.57 MX$195.47	+4.4%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$26.79 MX$495.42	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	-58.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 37.7% more for childcare

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+43.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$2.36 MX$43.72	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$4.04 MX$74.68	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$4.90 MX$90.53	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$31.22 MX$577.27	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$5.29 MX$97.74	-31.1%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Gdansk	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$42.76 MX$790.75	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+15.5%
Average			+1.0%

Gdansk vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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