Poland vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2891
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$719
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$1231
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1501
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$22113
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
60
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
38.4M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1248) is 16% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). Poland ranked 49th vs 36th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 41st and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Spain

We calculate prices for Poland and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2561
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.48
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.5
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8082
$8656

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K