Global CityIntelligence

Poland / Central Europe

Gdansk City Intelligence

Gdansk anchors the Tricity Baltic-coast metro in northern Poland, with port and services activity, useful for Northern-European and Baltic comparison. Gdansk is a central europe city of about ~1.5M tricity in Poland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Gdansk sits around the indexed median (76/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.5M tricity
View of Gdansk, Poland

Image credit: Image: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall score

Use the Gdansk profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and coastal-resilience signals alongside other Polish and Baltic metros.

Overall76/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality72/100
Energy70/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

76/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Gdansk data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Gdansk city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score76/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Gdansk's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality72/100Gdansk's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy70/100Gdansk's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety73/100Gdansk's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed73/100Gdansk's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Gdansk's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety69/100
Low crime72/100
Personal safety71/100
Night safety63/100
Road safety69/100

Gdansk is estimated to be a generally safe city (69/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life73/100
Healthcare76/100
Education80/100
Green space66/100
Cleanliness75/100
Infrastructure81/100
Mobility68/100

Gdansk has a high quality-of-life estimate (73/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness73/100
Education80/100
Green space66/100
Overall safety69/100

Gdansk scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability75/100
Walkability85/100
Cycling68/100
Infrastructure81/100

Gdansk is high for remote workers (75/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability72/100
Healthcare76/100
Cleanliness75/100
Outdoor lifestyle36/100

Gdansk is high for retirement (72/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Gdansk

Local public safety guidance for Gdansk, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Poland emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Gdansk, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Poland emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Gdansk

Healthcare context for Gdansk, with national-level information from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Gdansk, see the Poland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Gdansk

Local mobility context for Gdansk, with national-level context from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Gdansk, see the Poland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Gdansk. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Gdansk

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Gdansk will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Gdansk air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Gdansk modules

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Cost of Living in Gdansk

Gdansk's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Gdansk

Gdansk's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Gdansk

Gdansk's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Gdansk

Gdansk's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Gdansk

Gdansk's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Gdansk

Gdansk's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Gdansk

Cost of living estimates for Gdansk — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Gdansk

Climate profile for Gdansk — Humid Continental climate, annual average 5.2°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Gdansk

Economy and jobs profile for Gdansk — industrial city, economy score 68/100, key industries including manufacturing, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Gdansk

Education profile for Gdansk — student city, education score 65/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Gdansk

Healthcare and retirement profile for Gdansk — healthcare access city, healthcare score 67/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Gdansk

Practical arrival planning context for Gdansk — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Visual guide to Gdansk

Source-attributed visual context for Gdansk using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Gdansk

Weekend trip planning checklist for Gdansk — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Gdansk

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Gdansk

Estimate a monthly budget for Gdansk using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Gdansk

Plan a trip budget for Gdansk using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Gdansk

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Gdansk. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Sopot, Poland

Same region · about 12 km from Gdansk. Explore Sopot's city intelligence profile.

Gdynia, Poland

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Elbląg, Poland

Same region · about 54 km from Gdansk. Explore Elbląg's city intelligence profile.

Grudziadz, Poland

Same region · about 96 km from Gdansk. Explore Grudziadz's city intelligence profile.

Słupsk, Poland

Same region · about 106 km from Gdansk. Explore Słupsk's city intelligence profile.

Olsztyn, Poland

Same corridor · about 136 km from Gdansk. Explore Olsztyn's city intelligence profile.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Toruń, Poland

Same corridor · about 148 km from Gdansk. Explore Toruń's city intelligence profile.

Koszalin, Poland

Same region · about 161 km from Gdansk. Explore Koszalin's city intelligence profile.

Włocławek, Poland

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Interpretation

Use the Gdansk profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and coastal-resilience signals alongside other Polish and Baltic metros. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and safety (73/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (70/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Poland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Gdansk appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.