Cost of living comparison

Lithuania

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Siauliai Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 36.0% more expensive than Siauliai.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Gdansk
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 23.7% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Siauliai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$11.51 PLN44.70	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 €6.23	$8.95 PLN34.76	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.66	$2.30 PLN8.94	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.67 PLN6.50	+49.5%
Average			+37.7%

Siauliai vs. Gdansk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 €1.20	$1.32 PLN5.13	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 €4.63	$4.33 PLN16.84	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 €3.36	$3.69 PLN14.35	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$3.82 PLN14.84	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 €3.41	$2.98 PLN11.58	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.58 PLN2.24	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.81 PLN3.13	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.93 PLN3.60	+18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.42 PLN5.53	+86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.37 PLN1.45	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.49 PLN1.91	+94.1%
Average			+7.6%

Siauliai vs. Gdansk - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$6.22 PLN24.16	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.47 €28.90	$30.43 PLN118.20	-6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.04 €10.71	$10.12 PLN39.33	-15.9%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.29	$20.56 PLN79.88	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	+135.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.33 €269.08	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	+149.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.67 €151.90	$223.23 PLN867.19	+30.8%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 23.7% less for childcare

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$646.49 €575.40	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	-29.0%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.84 PLN14.90	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 €2.99	$4.13 PLN16.04	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$5.88 PLN22.84	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.55 €25.41	$44.30 PLN172.08	+55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$7.67 PLN29.80	-23.9%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Siauliai	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.18 €59.80	$88.51 PLN343.83	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.90	$47.73 PLN185.41	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$92.90 PLN360.88	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.78 €89.69	$104.52 PLN406.02	+3.7%
Average			+19.1%

Siauliai vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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