France vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4166
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$915
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
53
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
86
84
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
68.6M
36.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1762) is 26% more expensive than in Poland ($1393). France ranked 28th vs 45th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 24th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Poland

We calculate prices for France and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$4
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6594
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4614
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$826
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13678
$10757

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Cities Comparison in France vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K