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Gdansk vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 26.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Gdansk

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

Gdansk vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gdansk instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.42	$11.76 PLN41.97	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$152.28	$9.57 PLN34.16	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.90	$2.08 PLN7.44	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.51	$1.99 PLN7.10	+52.5%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.32	$1.33 PLN4.76	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$87.01	$4.55 PLN16.23	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.88	$3.96 PLN14.15	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.01	$3.48 PLN12.42	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.68	$3.02 PLN10.80	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.64	$0.53 PLN1.89	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.81	$0.83 PLN2.97	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.80	$0.92 PLN3.29	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.64	$1.38 PLN4.91	+51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.55	$0.42 PLN1.50	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.16	$0.51 PLN1.83	-48.4%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.69	$6.38 PLN22.76	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$337.36	$32.54 PLN116.15	+66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$346K	$32,809.65 PLN117K	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.38	$10.28 PLN36.70	+132.3%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$534.02	$19.25 PLN68.74	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,629.97	$911.83 PLN3,255.06	-15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,691.70	$743.97 PLN2,655.83	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$644.99	$242.35 PLN865.12	+548.7%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,430.03	$373.53 PLN1,333.41	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$7,929.00 PLN28,304.87	-27.2%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.23	$3.83 PLN13.66	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.84	$4.17 PLN14.88	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.97	$5.47 PLN19.52	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,008.97	$44.69 PLN159.53	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.45	$6.84 PLN24.40	+4.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,052.13	$83.04 PLN296.43	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$829.98	$43.37 PLN154.82	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,825.11	$88.36 PLN315.41	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,914.71	$87.83 PLN313.55	-20.8%
Average			-2.7%

Mexico City vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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