Poland vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$674
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1161
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$18688
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
26
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
71
44
🏙️ Population
38.4M
147M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1137) is 74% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Poland ranked 60th vs 143rd for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 42nd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Russia

We calculate prices for Poland and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3437
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.97
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$327
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6922
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K