Australia vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2257
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5243
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$2179
$1054
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$250
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3499
$1212
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$18321
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
55
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
99
84
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
25.7M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2257) is 113% more expensive than in Poland ($1057). Australia ranked 9th vs 72nd 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.1 months in Poland. Ranked 6th and 42nd 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
$14.9
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.5
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1444
$553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2561
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$790
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9440
$2997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6936
$2165
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$7.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.6
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1693
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14587
$6292

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2623
4.84M
Melbourne
$2367
4.53M
Brisbane
$2363
2.36M
Perth
$2324
2.14M
Adelaide
$2168
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2079
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1899
284K
Canberra
$2321
381K
Wollongong
$1524
262K
Hobart
$1663
222K
Newcastle
$1755
153K
Geelong
$1652
191K
Cairns
$1443
147K
Ipswich
$1709
233K
Darwin
$1687
140K
Townsville
$1407
174K
Launceston
$1439
106K
Ballarat
$1624
116K
Toowoomba
$1602
108K
Bendigo
$1315
103K
Bunbury
$1372
71.1K
Rockhampton
$1392
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1361
67.4K
Orange
$1503
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1547
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1766
54.7K
Pakenham
$1714
54.1K
Berwick
$1688
50.3K
Blacktown
$1592
51K
Melton
$1649
72.2K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1384
1.86M
Krakow
$1295
801K
Wroclaw
$1211
673K
Lodz
$1086
671K
Poznan
$1100
547K
Gdansk
$1185
486K
Szczecin
$1133
396K
Katowice
$1022
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1061
338K
Lublin
$921
335K
Gdynia
$1123
245K
Bialystok
$901
294K
Kielce
$827
187K
Gliwice
$942
174K
Torun
$856
198K
Czestochowa
$836
213K
Radom
$923
202K
Sosnowiec
$901
194K
Rzeszow
$938
196K
Zielona Gora
$818
140K
Olsztyn
$926
170K
Opole
$950
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$968
169K
Ruda Slaska
$821
134K
Chorzow
$932
104K
Bytom
$742
153K
Rybnik
$897
134K
Zabrze
$801
158K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$812
120K
Tychy
$935
125K