Poland vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$674
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1161
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$1312
💸 GDP per capita
$18688
$6766
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
62.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
41
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
83
83
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
38.4M
60.1M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1137) is 40% more expensive than in South Africa ($815). Poland ranked 60th vs 107th for South Africa 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 1.6 months in South Africa. Ranked 42nd and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Poland and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3437
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.09
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.97
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$327
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6922
$3937

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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 South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K