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Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Poland Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Poland

😐 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 50.2% more expensive than Poland without rent, and 52.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 46.4% more expensive than Poland without rent, and 58.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.24 £15.12
$10.88 zł 39.49
86.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.4 £65.3
$49.70 zł 180
75.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.17 £7.60
$8.44 zł 30.65
20.50%
Cappuccino
$4.73 £3.54
$3.60 zł 13.07
31.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.78
$1.92 zł 6.98
23.96%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 £1.30
$1.69 zł 6.15
2.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.60 £4.93
$3.88 zł 14.08
70.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.45 £4.82
$3.97 zł 14.41
62.47%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 £1.28
$1.08 zł 3.91
58.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.70 £1.27
$1.33 zł 4.82
27.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.63
$1.54 zł 5.60
41.56%
Eggs
$4.06 £3.03
$3.41 zł 12.36
19.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.91 £7.40
$9.62 zł 34.94
3.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.86 £6.61
$6.49 zł 23.57
36.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.01 £10.47
$12.44 zł 45.16
12.62%
Apples (1kg)
$2.94 £2.20
$1.10 zł 3.98
167.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 £1.20
$1.78 zł 6.47
-9.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.80 zł 6.53
56.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 £2.65
$3.02 zł 10.95
17.55%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 £1.22
$0.96 zł 3.50
69.79%
Onion (1kg)
$1.54 £1.15
$1.16 zł 4.22
32.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.87
$1.29 zł 4.68
-9.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.55 £1.16
$0.63 zł 2.30
146.03%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.35 £15.20
$5.57 zł 20.21
265.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.78 £8.05
$7.24 zł 26.28
48.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.19 zł 4.32
136.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 £2.53
$1.74 zł 6.30
94.83%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.48
$1.12 zł 4.08
196.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.3 £72.0
$31.81 zł 115
202.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 £4.10
$2.41 zł 8.74
127.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.52 £1.14
$0.89 zł 3.24
70.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.15 £20.28
$13.42 zł 48.70
102.31%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$1.67 zł 6.07
17.37%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.6K
$33.8K zł 122.8K
13.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.7K
$31.0K zł 112.6K
32.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$321 £240
$295 zł 1,071
8.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £13.01
$9.95 zł 36.11
75.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.91 £32.05
$16.80 zł 61.0
155.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.54 £34.02
$38.68 zł 140
17.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.68 £11.71
$20.94 zł 76.0
-25.12%
Cinema Ticket
$13.84 £10.34
$8.27 zł 30.00
67.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,718 £1,283
$404 zł 1,467
325.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.4K £16.0K
$9,670 zł 35.1K
121.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.1 £68.1
$85.4 zł 310
6.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.98 £33.60
$41.15 zł 149
9.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.1
$88.9 zł 323
14.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £78.1
$102 zł 371
2.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,375 £1,027
$792 zł 2,875
73.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,162 £868
$645 zł 2,343
80.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,342 £1,749
$1,275 zł 4,628
83.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,828 £1,365
$1,008 zł 3,660
81.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,907 £4,413
$3,878 zł 14.1K
52.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,604 £3,439
$2,767 zł 10.0K
66.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Poland
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,321 £2,481
$1,678 zł 6,091
97.94%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
6.91
-16.79%

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Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

Last update for Poland: January 12, 2026

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