The Cost of Living in Warsaw (Poland is NOT that cheap?!) Millennial Money

[@KajaKubicka]

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[@carrielubing216]

I live in the suburbs of Chicago, so this is definitely cheaper. The rent is so good compared to even the suburbs. A one-bedroom here is a minimum of $900. Very cool to see the different prices around the world.

[@tabumoney]

I love Chicago. Lived in Logan Square. And have lots of friends in the North Shore. Where did you live. Like Schaumburg, Gurnee Mills, Orland Park, Palatine, Lombard? I'm curious...

[@billythetaco6002]

Dude California is expensive u can’t find rent less than $1000 pay is ok but it isn’t enough bills, and family. Most Californians end up leaving the state

[@ie3563]

I agree with you, and what’s $250 a month for food in Illinois!

[@zepter00]

@I E but food in USA is a quality of trash.

[@zavala0072]

@@tabumoney i live in Harvey

[@beab1359]

My husbands job is in Warsaw and has been working remotely for a year now, but later this year we will be moving over there! We’re in Sweden right now and watching this video makes me feel very confident we’ll be able to get by. Compared to Stockholm Sweden, Warsaw is really cheap. Really enjoyed the video!

[@KajaKubicka]

glad to hear you enjoyed the video! :)

[@Jipper1984]

I spend your entire monthly budget on rent alone in Ontario Canada. I'm moving to Poland!:) love your channel. Cheers

[@noone2194]

Oh sure, come. Then start earning polish salary and then we can talk ( unless you’ll be getting Canadian salary while living in Poland )

[@markg1531]

It’s funny how she refers to Poland as “developing”. I have lived in the United States in the most attractive locations for 36 years. Everything is so much better in Poland, yet it is “developing”.

[@xAORxYINY4NG]

Developing countries are those who's GDP is less than developed nations or who's economies are less mature and sophisticated. It's based on economics not on physical appearance. Slavic countries in general and countries that were under the USSR and communism have a less developed economy and prices are much, much lower than in Western countries.

[@markg1531]

@@xAORxYINY4NG I very much doubt you could afford a good apartment in Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow or Wroclaw city centers. They prices are very high, higher than in many German, Italian or Spanish cities. Also cars are more expensive. The official statistics are wrong and you probably go by those.

[@xAORxYINY4NG]

@@markg1531 Nice straw man argument. Shows that you don't know any actual facts. Hard data or a straw man who says the data is incorrect. 🤔 You probably couldn't afford to live in the US anymore. Poland isn't expensive at all. A room in a shared apartment in the city I used to live in, costs $1000 in the university area along the main streets. Mutiply that by 3 for even 5 times for a studio apartment. Shared university dorms cost more than apartments in Poland and that's only rent not including utilities and other expenses. That's not even expensive compared to Los Angeles or New York. Everything in Poland and the former communist bloc is much cheaper.

[@markg1531]

@@xAORxYINY4NG nonsense

[@Victor-tl4dk]

The US is not a good comparison. In many aspects it is underdeveloped. Due to things like the inequality.

[@degrengolada2360]

People have missconception about living cost. If you bring your money, earned in UK, USA, etc. Of course everything gonna be cheap for tourists, but if you live, work and earn money in Poland, you see that not the case.

[@danielkurzyna7394]

Yes. You have to make good money to eat out 3x a week like Kaja says.

[@michalw5246]

The wages in Warsaw are literally higher than in places like Chicago…

[@evaldaszmitra7322]

Vilnius is similar. I think we're in a housing bubble. 2500Eur/m2 is normal price now. Our wages are not like California, our weather sucks but price per m2 is the same! That's why a lot of my friends who were planning to buy are now waiting for prices to crash.

[@markg1531]

You cannot simply compare US and Polish food prices. The difference is that in Poland the food is actually edible. And the sweets are the best.

[@serc7553]

Polish food quality is miserable. The only oos food is id aldi/lidl and its german food

[@booboss]

@@serc7553 what are you talking about? Polish food is one of the best in the world.

[@serc7553]

@@booboss I agree, sorry, i take it back

[@auswandern_polen]

We live in Polkowice with our 3 children. Life is cheaper for us than in Germany. Thanks for the insight into what life in Warsaw costs 😃

[@auswandern_polen]

@Wojciech Pordzik 500 Plus 😉 You know what children cost until they grow up!

[@auswandern_polen]

@Wojciech Pordzik We must have had different experiences. We have been doing much better here in Poland for 5 years. I wish you all the best for the future.

[@zepter00]

@Unser Leben in Polen now fuel and food are cheaper in germany.

[@auswandern_polen]

@@zepter00 Except sunflower oil 😁

[@BasiaindenWolken]

Could you make a video about the life of normal people in Poland? Not about these new rich people who have good jobs, houses and cars but about ordinary not so rich people?

[@adrianstachowski9422]

To all western people: take in mind the minimal wage in poland is 610eur gross monthly and there is 18% income tax to 1535eur. After than there is 38% tax. Being an engineer here gives you 1300eur+ gross/month. Compare cost of living from this video (it's really nicely done) to this data ;)

[@Satish.Kumar521]

Thank you Kaja for this nice informative video. Appreciate this vlog and all ones about Poland. Same goes to any country that we need to measure how expensive or affordable any place is based on the salary of the local people and not that of the tourists.

[@BeeboiZam]

So basically around 1350 USD/month. That is not bad at all! Thanks for sharing Kaja! I absolutely love Poland can't wait to return!

[@ann8240]

That’s my mortgage 🤦‍♀️

[@fathimafarahna2633]

@@ann8240 haha living is costly these days

[@cruelty83]

Going to cinema without popcorn is pointless hahaha😂 that was my fav part of the video ❤️

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

After eating at a few Bary Mleczne, I can't help but feel that spending 75 złotych at a restaurant is a total ripoff.

[@1SeanBond]

Sure appreciate your amazing content Kaja! You do a excellent job! Luv&Peace Cheers from Sask Canada! ⚘

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you!

[@investigacaoeleitv]

WOW it's so expensive in Poland. I didn't expect the cost of living that you showed here. I live in the U.S and I just came from visiting my Country Brazil, and to eat in a fancy restaurant in Rio de Janeiro I spent around $13. I have a new 2 bedroom apartment in Brazil, in Cascavel,Parana, and I am renting my apartment for just $180 per month. It's way cheaper than Poland for sure.

[@claudipereira6729]

Hi Kaja, loved the video! Could you please write the names of the two restaurants/bars featured in your video? Many thanks :)

[@KajaKubicka]

Loreta bar, Różana, Miss Kimchi, Sam :))

[@shahidhussain01]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5emlHyojKalqsU

[@ann8240]

Kinda crazy . Hair and nails same price as Lake Country Wisconsin USA . 1 trip to the grocery store for my husband’s lunch is 95 a week. Normally full shopping 800 a month . Love Poland and can’t wait to visit 🙌💕

[@age_of_reason]

Eating out, massage, Uber, things most Poles don't spend money on.

[@Glooogii]

I live half hour ride car from Warsaw, and people know that living in Warsaw is expensive, yeah especialy rent

[@KanałŻyciewKanadzieAnitaBeata]

What do you think of the pastries at Slodki - Slony? They are my favorite, although not cheap...

[@RFergusson]

My 70 złoty food run in Warsaw has become a 100 zł food run over the past 6 months.

[@haroffle4592]

I love your video! Thanks for the useful information

[@KajaKubicka]

🙏🏼☺️

[@Jenisonc]

Souther California here.. 1 bedroom for $1900 USD, if you are lucky. Trash and water included. And that can just be a studio apartment in a lot of cases. Fresh groceries and decently priced rent is a dream.. Time to move.

[@KajaKubicka]

What do you guys think about my spending? Do you think life in Poland is cheap compered to what you are used to? curious to know! :)

[@IncorrectTarget.]

Hello world! I live in Wejherowo 50k city - near Gdańsk north of Poland own 45m2 flat - so no rent Last month I spend ~229$ dollars (860PLN) shopping (mainly groceries) - 90$ - no bars, no restaurants, no pizza building maintenance +water - 93$ (in summertime - 66$) 2x internets = home + unlimited mobile internet - 26$ electricity+ gas - 20$ but I'm cheap and not so worldwide person as Kaja plus ofc big cities like Warsaw can be few times more expensive

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[@816abbas]

Mobile plans and wifi?

[@yagmur-xu4bo]

@@IncorrectTarget. can you give instagram

[@inan1755]

@@yagmur-xu4bo Merhaba, Polonya'da yaşıyorum, doğdum burada. Soruların varsa, yardım edebilirim.

[@Markmywordschannel]

Nice video as usual 😍 I feel that Gdańsk is now more expensive than Warsaw, especially when it comes to restaurants and bars.

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you! noo wayy really?! that’s interesting, maybe it’s because there are more tourists there?

[@Markmywordschannel]

@@KajaKubicka yeah that’s what I thought too

[@ujebonfils7357]

Waaaa that's amazing kaja

[@jopkins11]

being vegan in Poland is more expensive than being all-eater: you can buy chicken meat (however for most of polish men including me "kurczak to nie mięso" XD) for 2pln/kg for chicken boulion portions (porcje rosołowe) - ~6pln/kg for breast. Compare it to groats which will cost you like 8-12 pln/kg.

[@Starfish3241]

Bulgaria is similar. Only rent is cheaper I think.

[@zepter00]

But Bulgaria is far less developed.

[@VJal95]

Would say Warsaw is a safe city? That's something I'm always curious about because the city I live in is not. Great video!

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you? where do you live? I think in general Warsaw is a very safe city, I think I might make a video about it actually:)

[@IncorrectTarget.]

very safe compared to western europe like France, UK, and unsafe-conflict German cities, ultra safe and tranquility compared to US

[@VJal95]

@@KajaKubicka I live in South America, in Buenos Aires.

[@djlinux64]

@@VJal95 Buenos Aires is 10000x more dangerous than Warsaw LOL (EXCEPT palermo)

[@zepter00]

@Incorrect Target Poland is much safer than germany

[@sanjayatipamula2794]

Hello mam I heard about TRC issues for international students after completed degree ?? Is it true

[@pragueexpat5106]

Rent seems to be as high as in Prague, I'm paying 666 USD in for a one bedroom, 37 square meters apartment in downtown Prague.

[@palashsharma30]

Hi, can you please assist if 10000 zloty is enough for a married couple in Warsaw?

[@Totalfertig]

I am going to Warsaw for my Erasmus semester! Do you have any tips o how to find nice affordable studios? The Facebook groups look like a scam :(

[@三弟-r7q]

Seems the pandemic doesn't effect too much on Poland, at least cinema and gyms are still opened

[@KajaKubicka]

the footage of cinema and gym was old! now everything in Poland is closed ;(

[@IncorrectTarget.]

effects but we don't have true lockdowns, curfew etc, mostly masks + closed facilities

[@Grotesque18]

Gdzie jest Urzana? Nie wiem czy dobrze zrozumialem.

[@imienazwisko3774]

I live in Liverpool and what you says is crayzy expensive, I earn 2650 pounds spend 260 on acomodation and the same on food and alcohol. The rest is mine

[@z.m.4331]

What is the name of the gym? Or what other gyms are open 24/7 there? and ouch the hairdresser in expensive! thank for the vid, super informative :D and good luck with your candy addiction!

[@SA-cv8fy]

Hey Kaja great video would you say its about the same as Thailand? What about language barrier?

[@KajaKubicka]

no, Thailand is definitely way more affordable than Poland

[@narcabusevictimgermany9687]

20 years ago, I wanted to buy huge Land in Poland for 20.000 eur. Was so cheap then.

[@ahappyhippopotamus8534]

I will study in kominski university, next year. Should i rent a house in downtown or else? I have limited budget for that :(

[@lida4ever]

anyone summed that up? like how much $ per month?

[@peterj5083]

The capital of every country is always more expensive than secondary cities/towns. This is not news.

[@palucmrisatai]

What is the price for rent 3 bedroom apartment in similar location?

[@KajaKubicka]

I'm not sure but I would imagine something around 4000-5000 zl

[@mikewen6242]

what's average salary in Warsaw?

[@serc7553]

About 4000 zloti, thats 500 euro for nomal government job. If you see how local polish people live here, you'll understand that's poland is a country to avoid

[@olekdemets8797]

@@serc7553 ummmm no not true

[@mikelee6227]

what about your utility bills?

[@OhKayyyyy]

Yeah, weird it wasn’t mentioned because no way is a flat that size (and not in communist-era condition/furnishing) in good location only 2350 zl… prolly looking at around 150 more

[@Fausto-q5n]

I THINK $1,500 A MONTH WILL SUFFICE IN ORDER TO LIVE IN WARSAW. WHAT ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH, WILL IT LAST FOR A MONTH IN WARSAW?

[@frespaniol]

The rent was only for a month? or it was that cheap because you were staying like an year ?

[@michellvilla04]

That’s crazy gyms here in the us are $10 dollars a month!!! And some provide testing for body fat and all that stuff

[@KajaKubicka]

are you serious?! or you’re joking? i can’t tell :p

[@michellvilla04]

@@KajaKubicka nope!!!

[@michellvilla04]

@@KajaKubicka of course maybe not all gyms but mine does! Most gyms are 10-15$ a month

[@KajaKubicka]

that’s interesting!

[@chrisnowak3341]

@@KajaKubicka yeah, gym memberships are cheap, as low as $10 for big chain gym like Planet Fitness. Other nice full-service gyms generally start in the $30/mo range in medium cities like where I live. I'm sure much more in NYC, SF, LA, etc.

[@goga6499]

Many Poles earn $ 700 a month. Most people can't afford the flat you renting.

[@coletanner5193]

$260/month for food for 1 person is not cheap! I love Poland but I really don't know what it's like. If it's like Germany I will not like it. Germany is too expensive and portions were small.

[@furqanahmeduae]

What is the total . She didnt added in the last part of the video

[@elaprusbright]

$1350

[@jamesbuchanan100]

did you finally land the job. I am worrying about you .

[@internetowihusarze]

This is not job?

[@antonycao]

Curious about how do you compare to the living expenses of major chinese cities?

[@KajaKubicka]

Warsaw is definitely much cheaper than Shanghai!

[@piotrbaazyk4299]

Hej! ;). Czy mozesz podac prosze koszty w zlotowkach? :D

[@mattsmith9968]

You said that you are cheapish with food and you go to restaurant where a meal is 20$ ? :D

[@ilayda9502]

Hey Kaja! I was just wondering what can you say about Polish people's english level? Everybody says in Warsaw no one speaks English!! I am going to move to Warsaw in September and I feel so scared🥲

[@KajaKubicka]

that’s absolutely not true so don’t worry :) all young people speak english very well! English has been a mandatory language taught in schools since I was basically born. It’s true that older generations might not speak it that well, but in Warsaw that won’t happen a lot

[@IncorrectTarget.]

People may be shy that's why. In cities vast majority of young people speak, or rather understand english

[@user-df3ty8ei2u]

people are shy because they usually aren't THAT good in english but yea most of the people know basic stuff... aside elderly that usually know russian

[@fathimafarahna2633]

Hey did you move? What are your thoughts.. please

[@zepter00]

So learn Polish language. What is the problem?

[@frejafelder]

I think its cheap but I live in London.. I love you btw

[@KajaKubicka]

🙏🏼💕

[@ssanaini]

Be proud of your candy budget. Own it, gurl.

[@KajaKubicka]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@FR-PL-UA-WARSZAWA]

You are spending far too much on restaurants. For 5 to 7 dollars, you can eat very well and quite a lot in a central Warsaw very decent place. Never tell Poles their country is cheap as their salaries are much lower than ours.

[@RFergusson]

Almost everyone has a 38 m2 flat.

[@farajeasteuropealmarri8877]

You welcome to Doha.

[@benedictaguilar7544]

Oh, so if you are earning 5-6k złoty is really enough.

[@magdap28]

I love when people earning in $/£/€ come and live for zl

[@KajaKubicka]

I earn in zl

[@atomikauto9333]

moldova ,, is something

[@daadirmohamed6580]

Rent is cheap in downtown

[@sonh788]

A video related to Poland and not 1 kurwa was heard 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂

[@eltimefilm8441]

Lol i from Latam and it's expensive for me

[@imanakbari6056]

3:00

[@DrRidaz]

That apartment cost 50 more USD monthly than my (about the same size) apartment on the French Riviera, that is 15min away of bike from the beach... I guess I'm gonna stick around

[@szejkox]

What's the name of the town in France?

[@DrRidaz]

@@szejkox Toulon-Hyères area

[@ChristopherGeneva]

she is funny ☺️

[@KajaKubicka]

i'm a prankster

[@peterj5083]

Poland is a developed country, not a developing country.

[@ErnieKings27]

Another American speaking how cheap any other country is without caring to now local salaries

[@elvesbeamout3312]

"Not luxurious" I live in a shithole in the Netherlands for 1200 euros a month.

[@nono-ug4jv]

It's not too cheap in poland , but it's still cheaper than Germany 😄

[@KajaKubicka]

yess the cost of life is definitely lower in Poland than Germany, but ofc salaries are lower as well, so it's all very relative

[@serc7553]

But the costs of electronics/cars/appliances is still tge same. So you'll just be poor in poland

[@olekdemets8797]

@@serc7553 wtf you again I think you never even visited poland you are just a jealous german kid

[@raygraham966]

New Zealand is more expensive

[@mitthusingh4449]

Poland is a nice country they beat axis powers in second World War✌now china is the present axis power

[@serc7553]

They what? xD

[@puhelimentili805]

The soviet Union, the US, and Britain beat the axis. Poland didn't do shit

[@gifford1984]

That's cheap for rent lmao for a month lol. Here in USA for that price is like 1500$ you just cheap lmao.

[@gifford1984]

Food is cheap there USA food is like 500$ lol for grocery lol

[@eline3071]

omg 650 for that flat, soooo cheap. western europe could nevrt

[@KajaKubicka]

yes but consider the fact that salaries in Poland are lower :)

[@zwietnamu3605]

The salary to rent price ratio is one of the worst among developed countries ( Poland is not a developing country anymore) in the world.

[@BeeboiZam]

The Ukrainian War put a massive price hike to these prices now. Haha

[@farajeasteuropealmarri8877]

Again and again.