Poland vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3169
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$809
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1728
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$25104
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
7.76
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
41
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
84
57
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
36.6M
101M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1393) is 114% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Poland ranked 45th vs 163rd for Vietnam 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 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 41st and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Poland and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.02%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.76
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10757
$13069

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K