Austria vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 62.8% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants
pay 65.3% more in Austria
Groceries
pay 89.0% more in Austria
Transportation
pay 56.6% more in Austria
Housing
pay 71.5% more in Austria
Childcare
pay 86.5% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.5% more in Austria
Clothing
pay 21.4% more in Austria

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Austria are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Austria.

Austria vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Poland, you would:

pay 65.3% more for restaurants

 
Poland
Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.88
PLN36.10
$15.38
€14.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.49
PLN30.47
$10.63
€10.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.74
PLN7.08
$3.11
€3.00

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

 
Poland
Austria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.18
PLN4.82
$2.51
€2.42
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.31
PLN17.51
$8.15
€7.86
Milk (1 gallon) $3.58
PLN14.57
$5.62
€5.42

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

 
Poland
Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.07
PLN24.68
$6.30
€6.08
Monthly public transit pass $28.33
PLN115.20
$48.89
€47.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,111.92
PLN122,444.00
$26,790.93
€25,852.49

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pay 71.5% more for housing

 
Poland
Austria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.40
PLN58.57
$36.05
€34.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.98
PLN2,447.82
$834.31
€805.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.28
PLN1,944.81
$704.76
€680.08

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pay 86.5% more for childcare

 
Poland
Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $318.05
PLN1,293.28
$436.40
€421.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,011.28
PLN24,443.66
$14,173.71
€13,677.23

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
PLN12.69
$4.65
€4.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.04
PLN12.38
$3.63
€3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.55
PLN18.49
$6.56
€6.33

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

 
Poland
Austria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.63
PLN307.54
$85.11
€82.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.26
PLN143.36
$43.90
€42.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.29
PLN318.37
$88.16
€85.07

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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