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Poland

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Lithuania

Siauliai vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Siauliai is 26.4% cheaper than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Siauliai
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Siauliai
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Siauliai
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Siauliai
Childcare: pay 31.1% more in Siauliai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Siauliai
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Siauliai

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

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Siauliai vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$7.84 €6.98	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$7.00 €6.23	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$1.87 €1.66	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$1.12 €1.00	-33.1%
Average			-27.4%

Gdansk vs. Siauliai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$1.34 €1.20	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$5.21 €4.63	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$3.77 €3.36	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$3.28 €2.92	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$3.84 €3.41	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$0.86 €0.77	+49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$0.66 €0.58	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$0.78 €0.70	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$0.76 €0.68	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$0.43 €0.38	+14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$0.25 €0.23	-48.5%
Average			-7.1%

Gdansk vs. Siauliai - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$6.98 €6.21	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$32.47 €28.90	+6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$12.04 €10.71	+18.9%
Average			+4.1%

Gdansk vs. Siauliai - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$14.93 €13.29	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$419.90 €373.73	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$302.33 €269.08	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$170.67 €151.90	-23.5%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$646.49 €575.40	+22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	+40.9%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$5.60 €4.98	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$3.36 €2.99	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$6.27 €5.58	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$28.55 €25.41	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$10.08 €8.97	+31.4%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Siauliai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$67.18 €59.80	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$33.59 €29.90	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$89.58 €79.73	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$100.78 €89.69	-3.6%
Average			-16.0%

Gdansk vs. Siauliai - Cost of clothing

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