Poland vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2776
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$694
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$22057
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
81
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
72
100
🏙️ Population
38.4M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1197) is 58% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Poland ranked 54th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 42nd and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Poland and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3409
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.51
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.7
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8676
$28537

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Cities Comparison in Poland vs Switzerland

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3234
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K