Czech Republic vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$694
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1424
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$27223
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
54
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
10.8M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1199) is 5% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). the Czech Republic ranked 52nd vs 60th 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 36th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Poland

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.55
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1287
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.76
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8733
$6922

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1531
1.36M
Brno
$1158
396K
Ostrava
$1079
284K
Plzen
$1122
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1090
93.5K
Liberec
$1046
107K
Olomouc
$1043
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1078
96.4K
Pardubice
$949
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$918
92K
Zizkov
$1374
58.3K
Zlin
$1033
74.2K
Mlada Boleslav
$1146
45K
Havirov
$834
70.2K
Most
$1130
63.9K
Kladno
$1188
68.4K
Jihlava
$956
52.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$916
54.2K
Karvina
$895
50.2K
Opava
$940
55.5K
Prostejov
$1084
43.6K
Smichov
$1383
35K
Karlovy Vary
$969
49K
Chomutov
$1127
46.9K
Prerov
$916
41.6K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
45.8K
Decin
$1027
47.2K
Ceska Lipa
$1063
37.3K
Kolin
$1015
33.3K
Pribram
$1116
32.7K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K