China vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$276
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1718
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
78
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
53
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
50%
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
1.41B
36.6M

The average cost of living in China ($663) is 52% less expensive than in Poland ($1367). China ranked 158th 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 1.3 months in China compared to 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 85th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Poland

We calculate prices for China and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 544 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.

China Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.15
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4148
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.76
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17696
$10261

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Cities Comparison in China vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$631
32.1M
Shanghai
$1147
24.9M
Chengdu
$688
20.9M
Guangzhou
$785
18.7M
Suzhou
$798
12.7M
Beijing
$1108
21.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Tianjin
$682
13.9M
Wuhan
$657
12.3M
Baoding
$480
11.5M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Nanjing
$789
9.31M
Zhengzhou
$523
12.6M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Ningbo
$660
9.4M
Hangzhou
$899
11.9M
Changsha
$622
10M
Nantong
$581
7.73M
Shenyang
$612
9.07M
Hefei
$670
9.37M
Jinan
$546
9.2M
Harbin
$713
10M
Linyi
$523
11M
Dongguan
$694
10.5M
Shijiazhuang
$521
10.6M
Changchun
$607
9.07M
Xuzhou
$531
9.08M
Fuzhou
$679
8.29M
Dalian
$737
7.45M
Wenzhou
$774
9.57M

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