Netherlands vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4890
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$2100
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3622
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$62537
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
54
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
17.9M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2088) is 67% more expensive than in Poland ($1248). the Netherlands ranked 14th 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 1.7 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
$18.3
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1257
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1024
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2134
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5819
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4471
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1910
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9328
$8082

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K

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