Cost of Living in Krakow

Summary of cost of living in Krakow (Cracow), Poland:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,374.1€ (10,302.2zł) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 714.3€ (3,099.7zł) without rent.
Krakow is 36.9% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Krakow is, on average, 48.4% lower than in Columbus.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	9.22 €	6.91-13.83
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	46.09 €	27.65-68.90
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	8.07 €	6.68-9.22
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.46 €	2.53-4.61
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	3.46 €	2.30-4.61
Cappuccino (regular)	3.32 €	2.30-4.38
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.09 €	1.15-2.77
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.92 €	1.38-2.77
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.53 €	2.62-4.36
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.06 €	0.84-2.09
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.57 €	0.37-1.05
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.96 €	1.94-3.59
Local Cheese (1 lb)	3.86 €	2.61-6.27
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	2.59 €	1.57-3.14
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	4.59 €	3.66-6.27
Apples (1 lb)	0.45 €	0.31-0.63
Banana (1 lb)	0.68 €	0.42-0.94
Oranges (1 lb)	0.75 €	0.42-1.05
Tomato (1 lb)	1.24 €	0.56-1.88
Potato (1 lb)	0.38 €	0.21-0.52
Onion (1 lb)	0.46 €	0.31-0.63
Lettuce (1 head)	1.13 €	0.92-1.38
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.57 €	0.35-0.69
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	6.91 €	4.61-9.22
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.04 €	0.69-1.38
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	1.44 €	0.92-1.84
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	4.49 €	4.15-5.07
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	1.15 €	0.92-1.38
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	34.11 €	18.44-45.86
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	2.07 €	1.38-2.30
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	1.48 €	1.11-1.48
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	11.52 €	9.22-16.13
Gasoline (1 gallon)	5.64 €	5.23-6.11
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	28,549.98 €	25,464.31-28,711.29
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	27,795.36 €	25,786.93-29,958.01
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	248.08 €	161.81-345.67
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data	7.58 €	4.61-11.52
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	14.12 €	10.37-20.74
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	32.03 €	23.04-57.61
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	19.34 €	13.83-23.04
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	6.68 €	5.76-8.07
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	349.74 €	230.45-543.85
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	11,325.47 €	5,427.01-17,253.05
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	64.92 €	23.04-92.18
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	36.30 €	23.04-57.61
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	82.41 €	46.09-115.22
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	89.87 €	57.61-126.75
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	782.03 €	691.34-1,152.23
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	612.76 €	460.89-806.56
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,411.78 €	1,152.23-1,843.57
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,019.98 €	783.52-1,382.68
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	438.34 €	363.95-535.22
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	306.75 €	256.91-363.95
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	1,711.85 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	7.63	6.75-8.90

Prices in Krakow (Cracow)

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Last update: November 2024

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26 Comments so far

Wincent on Jul 28, 2024:

You are constantly wrongly showing that salary in Kraków is lower than in Warsaw. What isn’t the true. Why aren’t you taking such data from official GUS statistics which are published monthly on statystykimiast.stats.gov.pl. Actual gross average salary is 11k about 7.8k netto

Anonymous on Jul 23, 2024:

I am paying closer to 40 pln/kg of chicken fillet to 26pln/kg is also ok . Depends what type of fillet you are buying the cheapest or the free range

Peter on May 27, 2024:

There is no way this data is accurate... 7.5zl for 0.33l bottle of water where there is 3.8 for a liter of milk? 15zl for 0.5l of beer? 26zl for 1kg of chicken fillets? It's so wrong, 0.33l bottle of water is like 2.5zl at most, 0.5l of beer is like 4zl and 1kg of chicken fillets may cost 25zl but for ultimate freedom, bio farm non GMO neuralink free chicken...

Anonymous on May 05, 2024:

Well, if you are A1 (finance field) your salary will be 4320 pln after tax. 1 room in a 5-room flat costs around 1700 pln monthly. Groceries - 1600 - 1700 pln monthly.

Michal on Mar 29, 2024:

For searching apartament the best place is olx and Otodom.

Michal on Mar 29, 2024:

Salary in Krakow is wrong it is in each month higher than in Warsaw. It js about 10k gross i.e 7.2k after tax. You can check it on krakow.stat.gov.pl I believe such data should be taken from official statistical authorities

Anonymous on Jan 05, 2024:

If you have kids and you want to live decent in Krakow you need to have at least 4k euro net per month. If you want to build any savings you/ your family should earn at least 6k euro netto

Anonymous on Jan 05, 2024:

this city got nuts, salaries increased by 10-15% (corpo people) but cost of.living by 40%.There is a hysteria with real estate that i completely dont understand, there are cheaper apartments in The Hague Netherlands than in Krakow. A croissant with cream way outside the city 17 zlt?! a 180m house 8 km outside city 500k euro ( nothing inside) and people que like crazy, 90m apartment with tarace 5 km from center 350k euro and there is a bidding and 20 families intersted...

Jason on Nov 25, 2023:

Any website to find rental apartments in Krakow? I want to avoid the ones targeted to tourists that charge way more.

Michal on Jul 30, 2023:

Standard comparable prices of tickets for public transport that includes buses, trams, trains.
Cost 7PLN single ticket
Monthly pass 159PLN

Please correct it. Prices can be found price lists of Koleje Małopolskie and MPK Krakow.

Anonymous on Jun 08, 2023:

Average salary in Krakow 2023 is 9500 PLN brutto i.e. 6800 PLN netto (around 1500 EUR netto)
Please correct it. Salaries grow by 10-15% yearly by several last years.
Correct values can be found in krakow.stat.gov.pl

Mia on Mar 16, 2023:

Hello,

I got an offer of 4kUSD gross in Krakow, my husband work remotely with 3kUSD (after taxes)
We have a 2 years baby.
how is the living cost there and is it possible for us to save some amount, we still have a debt about 30kUSD.
thank you

Working in Poland on Mar 07, 2023:

Guys, for 8-10k gross you can live with dignity in Poland.
If someone offers you 15-20k gross, believe me that it is really a lot. Many Poles would envy you. :)

michal on Feb 07, 2023:

Average salary needs to be update it is currentyl 8.8k brutto pln which gives after taxes around 6.3k brutto pln source krakow.stat.gov.pl (official goverment statistics)

michal on Feb 07, 2023:

Yes 14k is good salary for IT professional on mid level it is about average. It can be achived a little hight about 20-22k pls/month but it is rather senior (top 20%) I assume after 1-2 year you can get pay rise.
Cost of living for 2 peaople without car and renting is about 2-3k. Cost of renting 1 bedrrom (2 rooms) about 3k with media (50-60pln/m2 + media)

Lucky on Jan 05, 2023:

I have been offered gross salary of 290000 PLN , Out of which 261000 is fixed .I am assuming I will get around 14K pln monthly . I have a 6 year old daughter,and my wife . Is this much salary sufficient if I have to send 70k inr in India which comprise my home loan

Anonymous on Nov 10, 2022:

Professional I am senior Developer .Kindly tell me pros cons about poland and What will be expected salary of mine

Anonymous on Nov 10, 2022:

How much salary good or dream salary for me? .If i will travelling Pakistan to Poland .

michal on Oct 19, 2022:

average slary is 8000 pln brutto (GUS) i.e. 5700 netto (after tax)
source: http://krakow.stat.gov.pl

Anonymous on Jan 16, 2022:

Startupy from 2022 expats do not pay income tax ;)
up to 85k annually in Poland

Michal on Jan 16, 2022:

For checking salaries I recommand oficjał stats
https://krakow.stat.gov.pl/
Netto amount can be Calculated using this
https://www.podatki.gov.pl/polski-lad/kwota-wolna-polski-lad/kalkulator-wynagrodzen-polski-lad/

SO on Nov 06, 2021:

Hello Friends,

I am planning to move on Krakow and for just 1 person 12-13k gross salary is enough to living there?

A J on Oct 26, 2021:

Hello All,

Been offered gross 17K PLN for warsaw location. Is it good ? What will be monthly expenditure for 2 people including rent.

Can my wife also work as she will be on dependent's visa.

Can one move to another europen country for work if on polish visa ?

Thanks in advance

Mcihal on Aug 19, 2021:

13k is good salary. Cost of living I have is about 2000pln for 2 persons. If you rent flat add about 1500-2000 dependent how far from city center

Michal on Aug 19, 2021:

You can tak acetalem salary from krakow.stat.gov.pl
And it is 7060pln brutto about 5100 pln netto about 1111euro. Please correct this information it is totaly wrong

Patrick on Sep 26, 2020:

@MS51 should be enough, but no big deal.

+/- 900 - 1000PLN is for room rent. You'll not save a lot money, or any (assuring You'll eat sometimes outside and go for a drinks).

For PhD in my opinion scholarship should be greater.

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