Poland vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2776
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$694
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$22057
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
34
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
83
77
😀 Quality of life
72
52
🏙️ Population
38.4M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1197) is 43% more expensive than in Turkey ($837). Poland ranked 54th vs 111th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 42nd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Poland and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3409
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.51
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.7
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8676
$9817

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K