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Sopot vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 5.4% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Sopot
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Sopot
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Sopot
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Sopot
Childcare: pay 7.6% more in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Sopot
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Sopot

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Sopot are more expensive than in Poland.

Sopot vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sopot instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Poland	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN36.91	$9.90 PLN41.15	+11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN31.15	$7.42 PLN30.86	-0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN7.23	$2.07 PLN8.62	+19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.96	$1.65 PLN6.86	+15.1%
Average			+11.2%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Poland	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.93	$1.21 PLN5.02	+1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN17.91	$4.56 PLN18.95	+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN14.90	$3.47 PLN14.44	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN12.17	$3.00 PLN12.48	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN11.20	$2.73 PLN11.35	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.79	$0.42 PLN1.74	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.97	$0.73 PLN3.04	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN3.14	$0.73 PLN3.02	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.52	$1.01 PLN4.20	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.53	$0.37 PLN1.56	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN2.03	$0.50 PLN2.06	+1.6%
Average			+0.1%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Poland	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN25.24	$6.08 PLN25.29	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN117.78	$29.45 PLN122.42	+3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN125,183.25	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN32.18	$7.92 PLN32.92	+2.3%
Average			+1.2%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.4% more for housing

	Poland	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN59.88	$15.63 PLN65.00	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,502.58	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,988.32	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN765.00	$204.68 PLN850.93	+11.2%
Average			+20.4%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of housing

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

	Poland	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,322.21	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	+4.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN24,990.50	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	+11.1%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN12.97	$3.71 PLN15.43	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN12.66	$3.41 PLN14.19	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN18.90	$4.58 PLN19.03	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN135.21	$34.03 PLN141.45	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN26.89	$6.19 PLN25.72	-4.4%
Average			+6.4%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Poland	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN314.42	$70.36 PLN292.52	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN146.57	$34.03 PLN141.45	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN325.49	$69.29 PLN288.05	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN362.61	$75.16 PLN312.48	-13.8%
Average			-8.9%

Poland vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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