Cost of living comparison
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Gdansk vs. Ithaca Cost of Living Summary
Gdansk is 17.7% cheaper than Ithaca.
Gdansk vs. Ithaca Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Gdansk instead of Ithaca, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.76
PLN43.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.57
PLN35.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$2.08
PLN7.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$1.99
PLN7.38
|
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Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of restaurants
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.93
|
$1.33
PLN4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
|
$4.55
PLN16.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$3.96
PLN14.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.48
PLN12.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$3.02
PLN11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.53
PLN1.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.83
PLN3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
$0.92
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$1.38
PLN5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.42
PLN1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.51
PLN1.90
|
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Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of groceries
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$6.38
PLN23.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$32.54
PLN120.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,787.68
|
$32,809.65
PLN122K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
|
$10.28
PLN38.16
|
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Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of transportation
pay 6.2% less for housing
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$19.25
PLN71.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.33
|
$911.83
PLN3,384.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.67
|
$743.97
PLN2,761.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.95
|
$242.35
PLN899.46
|
|
Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of housing
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,712.50
|
$373.53
PLN1,386.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,000.00
|
$7,929.00
PLN29,428.36
|
|
Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of childcare
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$3.83
PLN14.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.17
PLN15.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.99
|
$5.47
PLN20.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.50
|
$44.69
PLN165.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$6.84
PLN25.37
|
|
Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Ithaca
|
Gdansk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.50
|
$83.04
PLN308.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.77
|
$43.37
PLN160.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$88.36
PLN327.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.83
|
$87.83
PLN325.99
|
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Ithaca vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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