Czech Republic vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3055
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$760
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1537
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$30427
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
79
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
54
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
10.9M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1296) is 4% more expensive than in Poland ($1248). the Czech Republic ranked 44th vs 49th 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 34th 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
$8.71
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1011
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.7%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4907
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.97
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9843
$8082

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In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K