Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 35.4% cheaper than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 86.1% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 69.8% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in Tainan
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Tainan

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tainan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% less for restaurants

	Gdansk	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$3.77 NT$122.24	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$4.71 NT$152.81	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$0.92 NT$29.80	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$0.65 NT$21.18	-61.0%
Average			-59.9%

Gdansk vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$1.76 NT$57.28	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$9.85 NT$319.53	+127.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$11.54 NT$374.58	+212.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$2.72 NT$88.34	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$4.45 NT$144.40	+49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$2.23 NT$72.36	+286.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$1.29 NT$41.72	+59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$1.38 NT$44.91	+49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$2.02 NT$65.53	+41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$1.25 NT$40.46	+233.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$1.04 NT$33.78	+111.2%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Gdansk	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$3.93 NT$127.46	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	+10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$8.87 NT$287.78	-12.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 69.8% less for housing

	Gdansk	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$21.44 NT$695.94	+4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	-70.3%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Gdansk	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$5,493.16 NT$178K	-31.7%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$2.83 NT$91.68	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$3.24 NT$105.27	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$3.92 NT$127.34	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$9.73 NT$315.80	+26.9%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+0.5%
Average			-13.9%

Gdansk vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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