Cost of living comparison

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Gdansk vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 8.6% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants
pay 12.3% less in Gdansk
Groceries
pay 18.0% less in Gdansk
Transportation
pay 16.4% less in Gdansk
Housing
pay 9.5% more in Gdansk
Childcare
pay 26.7% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.8% more in Gdansk
Clothing
pay 3.0% less in Gdansk

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

Gdansk vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gdansk instead of San Sebastian, you would:

pay 12.3% less for restaurants

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.32
$11.76
PLN44.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.34
€8.17
$9.57
PLN36.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.92
€2.55
$2.08
PLN7.90

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
€0.93
$1.33
PLN5.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.49
€10.04
$4.55
PLN17.24
Milk (1 gallon) $4.42
€3.87
$3.96
PLN15.02

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.74
€5.89
$6.38
PLN24.17
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.64
$32.54
PLN123.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,969.97
€34,073.59
$32,809.65
PLN124K

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pay 9.5% more for housing

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.81
€30.43
$19.25
PLN72.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,306.69
€1,142.51
$911.83
PLN3,456.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $884.33
€773.22
$743.97
PLN2,820.21

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $467.20
€408.50
$373.53
PLN1,415.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,914.08
€10,417.13
$7,929.00
PLN30,056.81

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
€3.06
$3.83
PLN14.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
€1.97
$4.17
PLN15.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.42
€5.62
$5.47
PLN20.73

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

 
San Sebastian
Gdansk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$113.88
€99.57
$83.04
PLN314.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.50
€31.91
$43.37
PLN164.40
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.52
€79.15
$88.36
PLN334.93

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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: July 2026
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