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Poland

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 10.9% more expensive than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 41.3% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Warsaw are more expensive than in Gdansk.

Warsaw vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$11.51 PLN44.70
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$10.23 PLN39.73	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$2.24 PLN8.69	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$2.24 PLN8.71	+34.0%
Average			+7.6%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$1.49 PLN5.78	+12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$4.41 PLN17.13	+1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$4.07 PLN15.80	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$3.89 PLN15.11	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$2.95 PLN11.46	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$0.54 PLN2.11	-5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$0.77 PLN3.00	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$0.77 PLN3.00	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$1.83 PLN7.12	+28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$0.40 PLN1.56	+7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$0.41 PLN1.59	-17.2%
Average			+0.9%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$6.61 PLN25.68	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$28.12 PLN109.26	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$12.78 PLN49.66	+26.3%
Average			+2.6%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$16.12 PLN62.61	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+17.7%
Average			+19.1%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 41.3% more for childcare

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+79.9%
Average			+41.3%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$4.60 PLN17.88	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$4.27 PLN16.58	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$6.39 PLN24.83	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$46.71 PLN181.45	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$9.20 PLN35.76	+20.0%
Average			+11.7%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Gdansk	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$107.88 PLN419.08	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$39.61 PLN153.88	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$106.17 PLN412.46	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$111.84 PLN434.46	+7.0%
Average			+5.5%

Gdansk vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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