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South Africa

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Poland

Gdansk vs. Stellenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Gdansk is 37.6% more expensive than Stellenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Gdansk
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Gdansk
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Gdansk
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Gdansk
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Gdansk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Gdansk
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Gdansk

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

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Gdansk vs. Stellenbosch Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$11.51 PLN44.70	+59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 ZAR79.29	$8.95 PLN34.76	+86.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZAR15.86	$2.30 PLN8.94	+139.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$1.67 PLN6.50	+125.8%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 ZAR18.58	$1.32 PLN5.13	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.41	$4.33 PLN16.84	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.36	$3.69 PLN14.35	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ZAR47.44	$3.82 PLN14.84	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 ZAR43.46	$2.98 PLN11.58	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.03	$0.58 PLN2.24	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR10.79	$0.81 PLN3.13	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.72	$0.93 PLN3.60	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.69	$1.42 PLN5.53	+100.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ZAR7.86	$0.37 PLN1.45	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.24	$0.49 PLN1.91	-27.7%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 ZAR87.50	$6.22 PLN24.16	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.43 PLN118.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$30,576.90 PLN119K	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.13	$10.12 PLN39.33	-19.8%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.05 ZAR561.70	$20.56 PLN79.88	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.00 ZAR11,232.40	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.71 ZAR7,928.76	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	+56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.26 ZAR1,274.26	$223.23 PLN867.19	+188.9%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.38 ZAR4,311.26	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	+102.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,343.44 ZAR38,652.68	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	+243.0%
Average			+163.7%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 ZAR44.60	$3.84 PLN14.90	+41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 ZAR33.94	$4.13 PLN16.04	+100.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$5.88 PLN22.84	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 ZAR470.77	$44.30 PLN172.08	+55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.71 ZAR143.71	$7.67 PLN29.80	-12.0%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Stellenbosch	Gdansk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.84 ZAR871.52	$88.51 PLN343.83	+67.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 ZAR479.03	$47.73 PLN185.41	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	$92.90 PLN360.88	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	$104.52 PLN406.02	+16.0%
Average			+25.4%

Stellenbosch vs. Gdansk - Cost of clothing

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