Poland vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2776
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$694
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$22057
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
80
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
38.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1197) is 22% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Poland ranked 54th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 42nd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Poland and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3409
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.51
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.7
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8676
$4679

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Cities Comparison in Poland vs Sweden

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K