Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Poland

Gdansk vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 49.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.9% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Gdansk

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Gdansk are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gdansk.

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Gdansk vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$11.51 PLN44.70	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$8.95 PLN34.76	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.30 PLN8.94	+187.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.67 PLN6.50	+193.6%
Average			+31.8%

Kiev vs. Gdansk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$1.32 PLN5.13	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$4.33 PLN16.84	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$3.69 PLN14.35	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$3.82 PLN14.84	+89.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$2.98 PLN11.58	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.58 PLN2.24	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.81 PLN3.13	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.93 PLN3.60	+9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.42 PLN5.53	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.37 PLN1.45	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.49 PLN1.91	+132.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$6.22 PLN24.16	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$30.43 PLN118.20	+173.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$10.12 PLN39.33	+74.7%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$20.56 PLN79.88	+210.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	+119.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$223.23 PLN867.19	+191.5%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	+29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	-46.6%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$3.84 PLN14.90	+186.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$4.13 PLN16.04	+142.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$5.88 PLN22.84	+70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$44.30 PLN172.08	+21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$7.67 PLN29.80	+37.7%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Kiev	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$88.51 PLN343.83	+19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$47.73 PLN185.41	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$92.90 PLN360.88	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$104.52 PLN406.02	-12.9%
Average			+4.7%

Kiev vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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