Poland vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2891
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$719
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1231
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1501
$387
💸 GDP per capita
$22113
$5181
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
36
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
38.4M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1248) is 123% more expensive than in Ukraine ($559). Poland ranked 49th vs 171st for Ukraine 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 41st and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Poland and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$907
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$5.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2561
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$4.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.48
$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.5
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8082
$5046

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Cities Comparison in Poland vs Ukraine

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$795
2.95M
Kharkiv
$503
1.42M
Odesa
$532
1.01M
Dnipro
$679
969K
Lviv
$665
717K
Zaporizhia
$405
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$516
604K
Mykolaiv
$375
470K
Kherson
$416
279K
Luhansk
$508
418K
Mariupol
$491
449K
Vinnytsia
$545
370K
Chernivtsi
$515
265K
Poltava
$473
283K
Sumy
$449
266K
Chernihiv
$422
287K
Zhytomyr
$529
262K
Donetsk
$456
902K
Cherkasy
$432
270K
Rivne
$418
245K
Ternopil
$457
225K
Kamianske
$576
227K
Kropyvnytskyi
$514
227K
Lutsk
$487
216K
Kremenchuk
$421
215K
Bila Tserkva
$420
209K
Khmelnytskyi
$490
274K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$501
238K
Horlivka
$546
257K
Melitopol
$513
149K