Poland vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2776
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$694
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$22057
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
22
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
38.4M
146M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1197) is 55% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Poland ranked 54th vs 127th 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 94th 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
$9.32
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3409
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.51
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.7
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8676
$6824

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Cities Comparison in Poland vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K