Poland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3169
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$809
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1728
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$25104
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
7.76
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
45
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
84
71
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
36.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1393) is 43% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Poland ranked 45th vs 103rd 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 41st and 48th 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
$10.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.02%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.76
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10757
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K