Czech Republic vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$872
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$1718
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
53
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
50%
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
10.9M
36.6M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 8% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). the Czech Republic ranked 40th 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 the Czech Republic compared to 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 32nd and 41st 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
$9.64
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$10261

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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
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

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