Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 13.7% cheaper than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Gdansk
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$11.51 PLN44.70	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$8.95 PLN34.76	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$2.30 PLN8.94	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$1.67 PLN6.50	-27.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$1.32 PLN5.13	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$4.33 PLN16.84	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$3.69 PLN14.35	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$3.82 PLN14.84	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$2.98 PLN11.58	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$0.58 PLN2.24	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.81 PLN3.13	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$0.93 PLN3.60	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.42 PLN5.53	-28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$0.37 PLN1.45	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.49 PLN1.91	-34.0%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$6.22 PLN24.16	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$30.43 PLN118.20	-64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$30,576.90 PLN119K	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$10.12 PLN39.33	-48.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$20.56 PLN79.88	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	-18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$223.23 PLN867.19	+181.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	+140.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	+83.3%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$3.84 PLN14.90	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$4.13 PLN16.04	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$5.88 PLN22.84	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$44.30 PLN172.08	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$7.67 PLN29.80	-58.4%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Gothenburg	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$88.51 PLN343.83	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$47.73 PLN185.41	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$92.90 PLN360.88	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$104.52 PLN406.02	-20.7%
Average			+5.1%

Gothenburg vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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