Poland vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2891
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$719
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$1231
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1501
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$22113
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
82
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
38.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1248) is 21% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Poland ranked 49th vs 31st 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 41st and 10th 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
$9.66
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2561
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.48
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.5
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8082
$4409

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K