Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Lviv Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 53.5% more expensive than Lviv.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 34.1% more in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.0% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Lviv Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% more for restaurants

	Lviv	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.30	$11.51 PLN45.07	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.69 UAH300.30	$8.95 PLN35.05	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 UAH60.69	$2.30 PLN9.01	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UAH60.18	$1.67 PLN6.56	+24.9%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Lviv	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UAH37.79	$1.32 PLN5.17	+57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 UAH202.15	$4.33 PLN16.98	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 UAH216.93	$3.69 PLN14.47	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 UAH96.63	$3.82 PLN14.97	+77.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 UAH98.20	$2.98 PLN11.67	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UAH27.58	$0.58 PLN2.26	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.84	$0.81 PLN3.16	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH35.82	$0.93 PLN3.63	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 UAH55.67	$1.42 PLN5.57	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.48	$0.37 PLN1.46	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.40	$0.49 PLN1.93	+94.2%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Lviv	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 UAH291.72	$6.22 PLN24.36	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.06 UAH900.90	$30.43 PLN119.18	+51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,576.90 PLN120K	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 UAH250.25	$10.12 PLN39.66	+81.7%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lviv	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.26 UAH325.95	$20.56 PLN80.54	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.13 UAH22,554.06	$990.51 PLN3,879.84	+97.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$389.24 UAH17,483.21	$753.56 PLN2,951.72	+93.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.08 UAH2,923.12	$223.23 PLN874.40	+243.0%
Average			+116.6%

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pay 34.1% more for childcare

	Lviv	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.98 UAH14,911.49	$530.11 PLN2,076.46	+59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,142.67 UAH321K	$8,037.97 PLN31,484.91	+12.5%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lviv	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 UAH110.11	$3.84 PLN15.02	+56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 UAH99.16	$4.13 PLN16.18	+87.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 UAH145.14	$5.88 PLN23.03	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 UAH1,422.25	$44.30 PLN173.51	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 UAH210.21	$7.67 PLN30.05	+63.9%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Lviv	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.43 UAH4,016.77	$88.51 PLN346.69	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.35 UAH1,947.08	$47.73 PLN186.95	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.92 UAH4,398.41	$92.90 PLN363.88	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.72 UAH4,479.23	$104.52 PLN409.39	+4.8%
Average			+2.0%

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