Australia vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$1718
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
53
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
50%
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
27.2M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 80% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). Australia ranked 11th vs 47th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 4th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Poland

We calculate prices for Australia and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 79 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.

Australia Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$10261

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K