Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 16.1% more expensive than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 76.9% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Gdansk
Housing: pay 52.8% more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 46.5% more in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 81.0% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.9% more for restaurants

	Kobe	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$11.51 PLN44.70	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$8.95 PLN34.76	+83.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$2.30 PLN8.94	+97.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$1.67 PLN6.50	+178.5%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Kobe	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$1.32 PLN5.13	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$4.33 PLN16.84	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$3.69 PLN14.35	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$3.82 PLN14.84	+85.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$2.98 PLN11.58	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$0.58 PLN2.24	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.81 PLN3.13	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$0.93 PLN3.60	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$1.42 PLN5.53	-59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.37 PLN1.45	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.49 PLN1.91	-68.8%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Kobe	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$6.22 PLN24.16	+51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$30.43 PLN118.20	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$10.12 PLN39.33	-64.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 52.8% more for housing

	Kobe	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$20.56 PLN79.88	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	+62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$223.23 PLN867.19	+100.6%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 46.5% more for childcare

	Kobe	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	+64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	+30.7%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$3.84 PLN14.90	+86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$4.13 PLN16.04	+76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$5.88 PLN22.84	+69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$44.30 PLN172.08	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$7.67 PLN29.80	-32.6%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 81.0% more for clothing

	Kobe	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$88.51 PLN343.83	+76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$47.73 PLN185.41	+88.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$92.90 PLN360.88	+102.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$104.52 PLN406.02	+59.9%
Average			+81.0%

Kobe vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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