Poland vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1367
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3110
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$795
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1300
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1718
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$25104
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.76
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
22
🌐 English speaking %
50%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
84
85
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
36.6M
144M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1367) is 33% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Poland ranked 47th vs 98th 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 1.3 months in Poland compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 41st and 103rd 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
$11
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.06
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3785
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2691
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.07
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10261
$12853

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Cities Comparison in Poland vs Russia

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In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K