Germany vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1581
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3855
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$848
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1584
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$488
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2943
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$48718
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
54
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
83.1M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1581) is 39% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). Germany ranked 27th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 12th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Poland

We calculate prices for Germany and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1553
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5580
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.74
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.49
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12634
$6922

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K

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