Cost of Living in Poland - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Poland
Address: PL

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $684 (excluding rent), and $1,644 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,700 (excluding rent), and $3,045 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.72 zł 39.35

$6.70 zł 24.59

$16.09 zł 59.0

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.08 zł 176

$32.06 zł 118

$80.1 zł 294

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.62 zł 31.64

$8.09 zł 29.67

$10.24 zł 37.58

Cappuccino

$3.65 zł 13.40

$2.16 zł 7.93

$5.13 zł 18.81

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 zł 7.27

$1.10 zł 4.04

$3.29 zł 12.09

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 zł 6.49

$1.11 zł 4.09

$2.77 zł 10.17

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.71 zł 13.62

$2.65 zł 9.72

$5.30 zł 19.47

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.13 zł 15.15

$2.75 zł 10.09

$5.51 zł 20.21

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 zł 3.78

$0.79 zł 2.89

$1.32 zł 4.85

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 zł 4.87

$0.80 zł 2.94

$2.42 zł 8.87

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.56 zł 5.74

$0.83 zł 3.06

$2.79 zł 10.23

Eggs

$3.30 zł 12.11

$2.23 zł 8.17

$4.13 zł 15.16

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.28 zł 34.06

$6.72 zł 24.67

$16.14 zł 59.2

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.43 zł 23.61

$3.96 zł 14.52

$8.17 zł 30.00

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.17 zł 44.68

$8.02 zł 29.45

$18.72 zł 68.7

Apples (1kg)

$1.10 zł 4.03

$0.67 zł 2.45

$1.60 zł 5.87

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 zł 6.27

$1.06 zł 3.90

$2.12 zł 7.77

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 zł 6.50

$1.06 zł 3.89

$2.64 zł 9.68

Tomato (1kg)

$2.94 zł 10.79

$1.35 zł 4.94

$4.83 zł 17.74

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 zł 3.37

$0.52 zł 1.91

$1.31 zł 4.82

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 zł 4.23

$0.69 zł 2.55

$1.66 zł 6.11

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 zł 4.74

$0.79 zł 2.91

$1.60 zł 5.86

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 zł 2.53

$0.43 zł 1.57

$0.99 zł 3.64

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.38 zł 19.74

$4.84 zł 17.77

$6.19 zł 22.73

Wine (Bottle)

$7.14 zł 26.20

$5.49 zł 20.16

$10.98 zł 40.31

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 zł 4.35

$0.82 zł 3.01

$1.65 zł 6.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 zł 6.24

$1.10 zł 4.02

$2.73 zł 10.01

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 zł 4.14

$0.80 zł 2.94

$1.34 zł 4.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.64 zł 116

$25.53 zł 93.7

$44.67 zł 164

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.48 zł 9.10

$1.93 zł 7.09

$3.31 zł 12.16

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.89 zł 3.27

$0.73 zł 2.66

$1.30 zł 4.76

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.40 zł 49.17

$10.45 zł 38.34

$14.73 zł 54.1

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.76 zł 6.47

$1.67 zł 6.13

$1.88 zł 6.88

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33.6K zł 123.3K

$32.5K zł 119.4K

$33.8K zł 124.0K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.8K zł 113.1K

$30.1K zł 110.3K

$32.6K zł 119.7K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$303 zł 1,113

$206 zł 755

$466 zł 1,712

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.08 zł 36.98

$6.96 zł 25.53

$16.70 zł 61.3

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.65 zł 61.1

$13.43 zł 49.29

$21.49 zł 78.9

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.01 zł 139

$24.44 zł 89.7

$54.3 zł 199

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.06 zł 77.3

$13.39 zł 49.15

$32.13 zł 118

Cinema Ticket

$8.31 zł 30.51

$6.66 zł 24.43

$10.54 zł 38.69

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$401 zł 1,470

$272 zł 998

$680 zł 2,496

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,757 zł 35.8K

$5,431 zł 19.9K

$17.9K zł 65.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.7 zł 303

$34.64 zł 127

$133 zł 489

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.49 zł 152

$27.32 zł 100

$69.0 zł 253

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.7 zł 337

$55.2 zł 203

$138 zł 506

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 zł 371

$54.6 zł 200

$142 zł 521

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$796 zł 2,920

$547 zł 2,008

$1,176 zł 4,316

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$632 zł 2,319

$431 zł 1,581

$943 zł 3,459

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,286 zł 4,720

$805 zł 2,955

$2,147 zł 7,879

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$986 zł 3,617

$670 zł 2,460

$1,609 zł 5,904

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,917 zł 14.4K

$2,377 zł 8,725

$6,487 zł 23.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,711 zł 9,950

$1,891 zł 6,940

$4,052 zł 14.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,675 zł 6,149

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.91

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8.5

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: March 2, 2026

By City in Poland

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Augustow	29785	80	$684	$1,581	$1,849	$3,029	289.76	185.27
2	Bedzin	55542	71	$587	$1,418	$1,589	$2,671	124.72	266.31
3	Biala Podlaska	56760	66	$552	$1,320	$1,535	$2,467	78.76	280.46
4	Bialystok	297554	71	$636	$1,404	$1,618	$2,671	95.06	229.72
5	Bielsko-biala	169756	72	$553	$1,432	$1,713	$2,929	68.11	248.13
6	Bochnia	29405	72	$601	$1,408	$1,401	$2,704	71.44	230.6
7	Boleslawiec	38280	67	$577	$1,364	$1,522	$2,636	127.22	286.6
8	Bydgoszcz	359428	74	$748	$1,493	$1,924	$3,078	48.38	304.2
9	Bytom	162250	66	$603	$1,329	$1,481	$2,345	172.3	262.95
10	Chorzow	110761	71	$724	$1,442	$1,622	$2,731	408.74	292.8
11	Chrzanow	35881	70	$578	$1,382	$1,427	$2,716	5.88	225.07
12	Cieszyn	33757	70	$543	$1,386	$1,569	$2,648	70.66	186.58
13	Czestochowa	215905	66	$612	$1,320	$1,381	$2,426	51.16	251.17
14	Dabrowa Gornicza	117516	68	$583	$1,359	$1,685	$2,595	304.36	247.68
15	Elblag	122899	78	$783	$1,583	$1,793	$2,872	142.83	298.3
16	Elk	61782	69	$603	$1,371	$1,646	$2,649	33.35	303.49
17	Gdansk	470633	87	$685	$1,750	$1,796	$3,138	39.12	282.67
18	Gdynia	-	90	$716	$1,809	$1,798	$3,118	151.41	251.69
19	Gizycko	28803	69	$671	$1,373	$1,672	$2,675	43.28	248.8
20	Gliwice	185450	70	$644	$1,428	$1,640	$2,606	102.35	223.07
21	Gniezno	67157	73	$589	$1,473	$1,503	$2,808	266.68	223.08
22	Gorzow Wielkopolski	124344	70	$744	$1,381	$1,853	$2,676	25.41	262.83
23	Grodzisk Mazowiecki	32594	71	$585	$1,407	$1,532	$2,568	175.49	255.02
24	Grudziadz	-	73	$608	$1,486	$1,649	$2,867	82.63	240.93
25	Jarocin	26373	70	$540	$1,418	$1,238	$2,559	44.15	178.47
26	Jastrzebie-zdroj	91235	75	$638	$1,516	$1,660	$2,832	114.4	205.71
27	Jelenia Gora	77807	70	$733	$1,400	$1,437	$2,718	174.34	121.9
28	Kalisz	103997	60	$653	$1,205	$1,648	$2,255	128.01	218.22
29	Kartuzy	14186	71	$624	$1,436	$1,584	$2,652	140.79	203.26
30	Katowice	-	71	$671	$1,409	$1,651	$2,609	102.41	279.74
31	Kielce	-	66	$746	$1,325	$1,465	$2,389	27.55	247.24
32	Kolobrzeg	43364	66	$807	$1,323	$2,016	$3,100	87.92	220.8
33	Konin	77224	70	$627	$1,385	$1,292	$2,695	150.83	211.61
34	Koszalin	105143	66	$677	$1,323	$1,623	$2,679	19.77	245.69
35	Koło	21035	72	$709	$1,451	$1,422	$2,767	122.81	241.59
36	Krakow	806201	87	$722	$1,756	$1,822	$3,300	90.8	266.4
37	Krosno	45715	58	$501	$1,155	$1,427	$2,297	134.19	159.3
38	Krotoszyn	28580	72	$688	$1,440	$2,049	$2,889	18.07	158.87
39	Legnica	97958	65	$638	$1,326	$1,566	$2,672	24.25	252.77
40	Lodz	711332	75	$687	$1,467	$1,697	$2,863	87.98	266.04
41	Lomza	62711	73	$675	$1,442	$1,455	$2,785	156.49	193.53
42	Lublin	337788	79	$667	$1,559	$1,647	$2,832	12.67	286.58
43	Lubliniec	23430	73	$582	$1,477	$1,811	$2,771	83.26	210.88
44	Minsk Mazowiecki	40816	73	$603	$1,483	$1,899	$2,782	38.97	255.37
45	Mlava	31130	73	$564	$1,469	$1,441	$2,648	113.46	311.96
46	Mrągowo	21179	79	$653	$1,548	$1,863	$3,038	230.6	295.89
47	Nowy Sacz	83943	67	$614	$1,341	$1,351	$2,812	75.86	265.9
48	Olsztyn	174675	74	$642	$1,489	$1,624	$2,573	273.71	283.22
49	Opole	127561	77	$624	$1,543	$1,749	$2,723	273.3	242.28
50	Ostroda	32547	77	$589	$1,546	$1,782	$2,855	37.71	226.57

Poland Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Poland - Frequently Asked Questions

Poland offers a practical balance for travelers, expats, and digital nomads. In general, Cost of Living in Poland is lower in big-city cores than in many Western hubs, while urban life still delivers cafes, coworking spaces, and efficient transit. You’ll see a broad spectrum: bustling metropolises, historic towns, and quieter coastal or mountain locales. Value comes from flexible housing options, local markets, and seasonal job niches for short stays. By choosing neighborhoods that match your pace and mixing dining at markets with occasional dining out, you can maintain a comfortable lifestyle without overextending. Tip: Start with a neighborhood that fits your vibe and test a month of living costs.

Daily life in Poland centers on practical routines: housing search, food options, transport, and errands. In cities you’ll find a range from compact studios to larger flats in walkable neighborhoods near tram lines and train stations; look for leases that suit longer stays and test the commute before committing. Grocery shopping spans fresh markets, discount chains, and specialty shops, with a mix of casual eateries and affordable noon specials. For work or creative needs, coworking spaces and cafes with reliable Wi-Fi are common. Poland living cost varies by district and season, so calibrate travel and housing choices to your actual routine. Tip: Check long-term leases and map your transit routes to align with your workdays.

Quality of life in Poland comes from a mix of practical budgeting, neighborhoods that fit your pace, and seasonal shifts in crowds. Use a simple budgeting framework: categorize spends into needs, lifestyle, and saved or invested time, then adjust as you settle. For seasonality, expect busy tourist periods in summer and holiday peaks in winter for some areas; offset by choosing year-round neighborhoods. When choosing a place, prioritize walkability, access to transit, and a mix of amenities like parks, libraries, and coworking options. Tip: Build a flexible plan that you revisit monthly to refine where you live and how you budget.