Netherlands vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2377
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5567
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1718
💸 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%
50%
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
18M
36.6M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2377) is 74% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). the Netherlands ranked 13th vs 47th 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 1.3 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
$21.8
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.6
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.8
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6609
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.56
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2205
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11192
$10261

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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
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K