Netherlands vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1945
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4507
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$1172
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3383
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$57025
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
54
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
17.6M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1945) is 71% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). the Netherlands ranked 16th 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 7th and 42nd 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
$16.8
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5389
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1712
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8122
$6922

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2545
921K
Rotterdam
$2013
592K
The Hague
$1886
548K
Utrecht
$2055
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
236K
Breda
$1822
183K
Almere
$1647
215K
Tilburg
$1833
222K
Arnhem
$1697
164K
Groningen
$1800
203K
Nijmegen
$1746
177K
Enschede
$1628
160K
Haarlem
$2465
163K
Leiden
$2205
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
144K
Maastricht
$1728
120K
Venlo
$1683
102K
Apeldoorn
$1942
139K
Zwolle
$1725
130K
Emmen
$1741
107K
Hilversum
$1894
91.2K
Delft
$1804
104K
Purmerend
$2001
81.5K
Zutphen
$1754
47.4K
Heerlen
$1395
86.9K
Zeist
$1939
65K
Roosendaal
$1832
77K
Leeuwarden
$1614
92.1K
Deventer
$1901
101K
Bergen op Zoom
$1854
66.4K

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