Poland vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2891
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$719
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1231
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1501
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$22113
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
26
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
38.4M
146M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1248) is 82% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Poland ranked 49th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Poland compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 41st and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Russia

We calculate prices for Poland and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Poland Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2561
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.48
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8082
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K