India vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$2776
🏠 One person rent
$175
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$1477
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$22057
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
53
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
73
83
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
1.33B
38.4M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 64% less expensive than in Poland ($1197). India ranked 190th vs 54th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 111th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Poland

We calculate prices for India and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$3409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$2503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$8.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$8676

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K