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Cost of living in Poland

Postitatud Warsaw foorum 24 Oct 2011, 13:04

Hey, everybody!

I'm going to spend 3 months in Poland (January to March)in an internship program and I should chose between Poznan and Warsaw to live. What about the cost of living in these cities? Which one is the cheapest? Is it possible to measure how much I should take?

Thanks guys!

 Guilherme Araujo

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  Help with pricing in Poland

  postitaja Kustutatud kasutaja sees Warsaw foorum 07 Dec 2012, 15:07

  Check here: http://www.expatistan.com/

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  Cost of living

  postitaja  Marcin Olak sees Warsaw foorum 01 Nov 2011, 14:35

  Hi Guilherme,

  It depends how flamboyant your lifestyle is. Assuming you're on tight budget but still want some level of quality I'll give you sample prices from Warsaw.

  If you want to rent a room in a shared flat in Warsaw it's ~600PLN per month. Studios are in the range 1000-1500PLN per month. You probably will need to give refundable deposit equal to the monthly rent fee.

  Food is quite cheap if you buy from Lidl / Tesco / Auchan. Sample prices:

  - apples 2.30 / kg,
  - cheese ~25 / kg
  - bananas - 3.90 / kg
  - 400 mln yoghurt - 1.90,
  - raw chiken breast - ~25 /kg
  - good quality smoked ham - ~55 / kg

  As for food etc I would say you could go by spending 700-900PLN per month and live quite decent life. Add some more for extras like beer (~9PLN in pubs) and eating out (from 25PLN up for main dish) from time to time.

  regards,
  Marcin