Let's find out how much it costs to live in the Polish capital and how much you need to earn to feel comfortable there.
Housing
Rent:
1-bedroom apartment:
- in the city center — from 3500-5000 zl (€750-1000);
- outside the center — from 2500-4000 zl (€450-850) (average)
3-room apartment:
- in the city center — from 5000-11000 zl (€1000-2500);
- outside the center — from 4000-8000 zl (€850-1700)
Purchase price:
- Price per square meter to buy an apartment in the city center ~16000-28000 zl (€1000-2500);
- outside the center ~ 10000-16000 zl (€2000-3500)
Utilities — 600-1600 zl (€120-350)
Food
- Milk — 4 zl (€0.8)
- Bread — 4.5 zl (€1)
- Rice (1 kg) — 7 zl (€1.5)
- Eggs — 12 zl (€2.5)
- Cottage cheese (1 kg) — 36 zl (€7.5)
- Chicken fillet (1 kg) — 25 zl (€5.2)
- Apples, bananas, oranges (1 kg) — 4 zl (€0.8)
- Tomatoes (1 kg) — 10 zl (€2)
- Potatoes (1 kg) — 4 zl (€0.8)
- Water (1.5 liters) — 2.5 zl (€0.5)
- Bottle of wine — 30 zl (€6)
- Local beer — 4.5 zl (€1)
Transportation
- Public transportation fare — 4.4 zl (€0.9)
- Monthly pass — 110 zl (€23)
Education for children
- Private kindergarten — 1878 zl (from €400/month)
- Private school — from 47154 (€10000/year)
Cafes/restaurants
- Lunch/snack in an inexpensive café — 35-56 zl (€7-11)
- Full lunch for two in a restaurant — 180-300 zl (€38-63)
- Cappuccino — 14 zl (€3)
- Beer: local — 14 zl (€3), imported — 14 zl (€3).
Average salary ~ 5550 zl (€1180)
Together
- Estimated monthly expenses per person — 2834 zl (€600) (excluding rent).
- Estimated monthly expenses for a family of four — 9,557 zl (€2020) (excluding rent).
According to numbeo.com.
