Netherlands vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2421
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5667
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$2475
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3985
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$67520
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.81
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
53
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
18M
36.6M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2421) is 74% more expensive than in Poland ($1393). the Netherlands ranked 13th 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 8th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Poland

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.6
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.81
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2680
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6672
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5056
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.3
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.45
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2174
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11739
$10757

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K

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