Poland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2891
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$719
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$1231
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1501
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$22113
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
46
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
38.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1248) is 45% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Poland ranked 49th vs 111th for Romania 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 Poland compared to 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 41st and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Romania

We calculate prices for Poland and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 47 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.

Poland Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2561
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.48
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.5
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8082
$7610

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K