Quality of life in Gdansk
Gdansk, Poland, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, safety and environmental quality.
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Life quality score
City ranking
Housing
9
58/265Details
| Large apartment | $860.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $680.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.86 |
| Small apartment | $510.00 |
Cost of Living
8
48/248Details
| 5km taxi ride | $5.20 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $3.10 |
| A beer | $0.93 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $0.80 |
| Bread | $0.46 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.81 |
| Lunch | $7.70 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $46.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $26.00 |
| Movie ticket | $6.70 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $39.13 |
Startups
3
219/264Details
| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.10 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 3 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.24 |
| Meetups groups | 53 |
| Meetups members | 16871 |
| Number of investors | 3 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 12 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 14 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.36 |
| Startup events | 3 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.19 |
| Startups [score] | 0.34 |
| Total number of startups | 36 |
Venture Capital
N/A
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Travel Connectivity
3
140/266Details
| Airport hub | 47 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.27 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.30 |
Commute
6
36/255Details
| Traffic handling [score] | 0.91 |
|---|
Business Freedom
6
203/264Details
| Business freedom | 68.70 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.53 |
| Freedom from corruption | 61.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.60 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 58.00 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.41 |
| Time to open a business | 37.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.57 |
Safety
8
77/266Details
| Crime rate [score] | 0.61 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 0 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 1 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.99 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 1.00 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 1.00 |
Healthcare
6
188/265Details
| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.66 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.52 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.65 |
Education
5
104/240Details
| Best university in ranking | Gdańsk University of Technology |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 801 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 518.54 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 518.19 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 525.82 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 15 |
| PISA ranking | 14 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.83 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 10 |
| PISA science (high school) | 17 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.68 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.14 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.11 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.09 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.17 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.10 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.11 |
| University quality [score] | 0.10 |
Environmental Quality
8
71/266Details
| Air quality [score] | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.75 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.72 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.82 |
Economy
5
159/263Details
| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 3.60 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | PLN |
| GDP growth rate | 0.03 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.54 |
| GDP per capita | $25105.40 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.41 |
Taxation
5
98/266Details
| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.61 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.41 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.40 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 271 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.23 |
Internet Access
5
150/266Details
| Download speed (Mbps) | 44.63 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.59 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.41 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 9.24 |
Leisure & Culture
6
143/264Details
| Art galleries | 77 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.45 |
| Cinemas | 24 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.27 |
| Comedy clubs | 3 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.35 |
| Concert venues | 49 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.47 |
| Historical sites | 83 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.64 |
| Museums | 40 |
| Museums [score] | 0.46 |
| Performing art venues | 29 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.27 |
| Sport venues | 9 |
| Sports [score] | 0.44 |
| Zoos | 3 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.66 |
Tolerance
4
236/266Details
| Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.42 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index | 47.56 |
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.47 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Unrecognized |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.43 |
Outdoors
5
110/266Details
| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 107.00 |
| Seaside access | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 6.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.88 |
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Cost of living
Costs of living in Gdańsk are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities and the most expensive in Poland. Moving to Gdańsk will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
Housing costs (USD)
$680
Median rent for
apartments in city center
apartments in city center
Daily living costs (USD)
 Monthly fitness club membership | $46 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $7 |
 Broadband internet connection | $12 |
 Monthly public transport | $26 |
 Lunch | $8 |
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Estimated annual salary (in USD)
$30,325
Median salary
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Safety
Gun crimes & Ownership
1.30
Guns per 100 people
0.26
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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LGBT rights in Gdansk
Homosexuality
Legal
Changing gender
Legal
But Requires Surgery
Discrimination
Illegal In Some Contexts
Marriage
Unrecognized
Adoption
Illegal
Public opinion in Poland
"Should Society Accept Homosexuality?" (42% Yes, 58% No)
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Climate
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Marine West Coast
Average daily maximum temperature
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On living in Gdansk
Gdańsk (Polish pronunciation: [ɡdaɲsk] ( listen), English: ; German: Danzig [ˈdantsɪç] ( listen), English: ) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast. It is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.
The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population approaching 1.4 million. Gdańsk itself has a population of 460,427 (December 2012), making it the largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland.
Gdańsk is the capital of Gdańsk Pomerania and the largest city of Kashubia. With its origins as a Polish stronghold erected in the 980s by Mieszko I of Poland, the city's history is complex, with periods of Polish rule, periods of Prussian or German rule, and periods of autonomy or self-rule as a "free city". In the early-modern age Gdańsk was a royal city of Poland. It was considered the wealthiest and the largest city of Poland, prior to the 18th century rapid growth of Warsaw. Between the world wars, the Free City of Danzig was in a customs union with Poland and was located between German East Prussia and the so-called Polish Corridor.
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Overall ranking
28th from a total of 163 countries
World Order
30thRefugees hosted
Refugees generated
Charity giving
Birth rate
UN Treaties signed
International Peace & Security
53rdDues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets
International violent conflict
Peacekeeping troops
Arms exports
Internet security (2014)
Planet & Climate
46thEcological footprint
Reforestation since 1992
Hazardous pesticides exports
CO2 emissions
Ozone
Prosperity & Equality
89thDevelopment assistance
FDI outflows
Fairtrade market size
UN volunteers abroad
Open trading
Culture
19thFreedom of movement
Press freedom
Creative services exports
UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution
Creative goods exports
Science & Technology
31stNobel prizes
Patents
Journal exports
International publications
International Students
Health & Wellbeing
50thPharmaceutical exports
Voluntary excess donations to the WHO
Food aid
Humanitarian aid donations
International Health Regulations Compliance
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