Cost of living comparison

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Gdansk vs. South Bend Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 2.4% more expensive than South Bend.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Gdansk
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 77.0% more in Gdansk

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

Gdansk vs. South Bend Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gdansk instead of South Bend, you would:

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	South Bend	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$11.76 PLN43.64	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$9.57 PLN35.52	+27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.08 PLN7.73	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41	$1.99 PLN7.38	+40.7%
Average			+14.3%

South Bend vs. Gdansk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	South Bend	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66	$1.33 PLN4.95	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.87	$4.55 PLN16.88	-22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.02	$3.96 PLN14.71	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97	$3.48 PLN12.91	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33	$3.02 PLN11.22	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.53 PLN1.97	-73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60	$0.83 PLN3.09	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.92 PLN3.42	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.38 PLN5.11	+73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.42 PLN1.56	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.51 PLN1.90	-28.7%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	South Bend	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$6.38 PLN23.66	+101.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.00	$32.54 PLN120.76	-7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,000.00	$32,809.65 PLN122K	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.70	$10.28 PLN38.16	-50.3%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	South Bend	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$19.25 PLN71.46	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,625.00	$911.83 PLN3,384.26	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$825.00	$743.97 PLN2,761.25	-9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.79	$242.35 PLN899.46	+158.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	South Bend	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$373.53 PLN1,386.33	-60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,000.00	$7,929.00 PLN29,428.36	-62.2%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	South Bend	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.83 PLN14.21	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88	$4.17 PLN15.48	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42	$5.47 PLN20.30	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.47	$44.69 PLN165.86	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$6.84 PLN25.37	-51.2%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 77.0% more for clothing

	South Bend	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.33	$83.04 PLN308.19	+111.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.99	$43.37 PLN160.97	+44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.00	$88.36 PLN327.93	+76.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$87.83 PLN325.99	+75.7%
Average			+77.0%

South Bend vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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