Poland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$674
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1161
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$18688
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
46
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
38.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1137) is 38% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Poland ranked 60th vs 106th 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 months in Romania. Ranked 42nd and 53rd 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
$8.53
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3437
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.97
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$327
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6922
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K