Italy vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$710
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
54
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
60.3M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 25% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). Italy ranked 36th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 32nd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Poland

We calculate prices for Italy and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$6922

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In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

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