Germany vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$885
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
54
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
84.4M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 34% more expensive than in Poland ($1248). Germany ranked 24th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 12th and 41st 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
$14.4
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$8082

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

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