Fee not published
- IB Diploma average points: 34 points (2026) · source
Confirmed on its own website
Cost of Living inWarsaw, Poland
Mazovia, Poland1.7MCapitalHigh incomeRemote-work friendly
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Your money goes 1.75x further
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Poland: $46,925/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 47% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Overall
1.9x further
Prices are 47% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
3.7x further
Prices are 73% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
2.2x further
Prices are 54% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
1.8x further
Prices are 45% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
High
World Bank GNI
GDP per Capita
$46,925
PPP, International $
City Population
1.7M
Monthly Costs
Rent
1BR City Center$1,190/mo
1BR Outside Center$925/mo
3BR City Center$2,150/mo
3BR Outside Center$1,522/mo
Food
Cheap Meal$12
Milk (1L)$1.11
Eggs (12)$3.82
Transport
Gasoline (1L)$1.65
Utilities
Basic (85m² apt)$339/mo
Internet (60+ Mbps)$18/mo
Child Education
Public-school quality + expat access, alongside international and private school cost — the two paths a relocating family weighs.
Public schools
This describes Poland as a whole. Enrollment rules and school quality can vary within the country, so check with schools in Warsaw.
Quality
Good public schools
Assessment snapshot: 2022
Expat access
Resident route is viable
conditionalInstruction
Polish
Local-language fluency usually matters.
PISA / outcomes
488
Above OECD avg
PISA 2022 · OECD avg ~480
Why this quality rating
Poland’s public schools are stronger than many families expect, with solid PISA results and a credible national system.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Foreign resident families can generally enroll, but the everyday classroom experience is in Polish.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal with school enrollmentRegistration requiredPeriodic assessment
Homeschooling is legal. Students must be formally enrolled in a school and take annual exams there. The school principal must consent. No specific curriculum required at home but exams follow the national curriculum.
Homeschool legality in Poland — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
International & private schools
3 confirmed schools
5 more suggested by AI, not verified
Typical fee
$23,197/yr
one school's published fee
- American1
- British1
- French1
The British School Warsaw
British
- IB Diploma average points: 35.4 points (2026) · source
Confirmed on its own website
Fee not published
Confirmed on its own website
Schools' websites are found with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), and each is checked on the school's own site.
How schools rank by exam results →Childcare & Domestic Help
Current nanny and household-help pricing snapshot for Warsaw, Poland.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$1,000
monthly · confidence 0.65
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$2,000
monthly · confidence 0.65
Source: curated family relocation research
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for Warsaw: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Walkability score: 76/100 (car light core). This is derived from the verified mobility profile and is used by the walkability gate.
Walkability
76/100
mobility profile car light core
Airport
Major international airport
Warsaw is one of Central Europe’s stronger aviation gateways.
Urban transit
Metro, tram, and bus
metrotrambus
Central Warsaw is easy to navigate without a car.
Rideshare
Rideshare available
Uber/Bolt-style coverage is common and dependable.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Poland.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
90 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago
Healthcare system
StrongGood national coverage, strong doctor availability, and solid hospital-bed capacity support this rating.
Public care
StrongBroad public coverage, strong public funding, and relatively low patient cost-sharing support this rating.
Private care
MixedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
82/100
2023
Physicians
4.03/1k
2023
Hospital beds
6.04/1k
2022
Out of pocket
16%
2024
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
78.4 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
2/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
2.5/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedMultiple facilities have websites and country-level outcomes are comparatively strong help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Pharmacy: 41Doctor: 15Dentist: 15Clinic: 11Hospital: 5Physiotherapy: 2Laboratory: 1
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Poland yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Hospital · Emergency
Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii
Hospital · Emergency
Międzyleski Szpital Specjalistyczny
Hospital · Emergency
general
Mazowieckie Centrum Neuropsychiatrii
Hospital · Emergency
neurologypsychiatry
Oddział Rehabilitacji Neurologicznej Szpitala MSWiA
Hospital · Emergency
Ortognatyka
Clinic
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Safety Index75/100
Crime Index25/100
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
Political Stability+0.48
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
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| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
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2024 annual wages in Warsaw, Poland · Source: GUS (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
beer
$3.91Survey-verified50% cheaper
big mac
$5.97Estimated4% cheaper
budget hotel
$167.39Survey-verified361% more
childcare preschool
$461.95Estimated70% cheaper
cinema
$10.49Survey-verified36% cheaper
coca cola
$3.91Survey-verified82% more
eggs dozen
$3.82Estimated21% cheaper
gasoline liter
$21.85Survey-verified2021% more
inexpensive meal
$14.25Survey-verified33% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$18.41Estimated73% cheaper
iphone
$1129.00Estimated13% more
jeans
$68.27Survey-verified33% more
latte
$3.91Survey-verified26% cheaper
luxury hotel
$167.39Survey-verified65% cheaper
mcmeal
$14.25Survey-verified41% more
milk liter
$1.11Estimated9% cheaper
monthly pass
$21.85Survey-verified69% cheaper
nike shoes
$68.27Survey-verified25% cheaper
rent 1br
$565.54Survey-verified69% cheaper
rent 2br
$565.54Survey-verified87% cheaper
rent 3br
$2149.82Estimated32% cheaper
subway fare
$21.85Survey-verified807% more
utilities basic
$338.97Estimated58% more
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
visa freeUp to 90 days
US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Warsaw compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.8x further in Warsaw than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
Is Warsaw cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Warsaw is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 47% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Warsaw.
How does rent in Warsaw compare with New York City?
Rent in Warsaw is about 73% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City).
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Warsaw?
Groceries in Warsaw are about 54% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 45% cheaper than the same benchmark.
About Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital of Poland and the country's financial, political, and business center, with about 1.7 million residents along the Vistula River. Largely rebuilt after wartime destruction, it now anchors one of the EU's faster-growing economies, with a dense cluster of shared-service centers, software shops, and the regional headquarters of multinationals. For relocators it offers a real big-city tier of amenities at meaningfully lower costs than Berlin or Vienna, an expanding metro, and EU freedom of movement for European passport holders. Polish is the working language and only loosely useful elsewhere, winters are long, and the city has absorbed a large Ukrainian population since 2022, which has tightened the rental market and shifted neighborhood demographics.
Fast, reliable fiber internet (1Gbps common)Mild summers, cold winters (-5°C avg Jan)Growing expat community with English-friendly cultureHighly walkable city center with public transitAuthentic Polish food + international restaurantsVibrant nightlife and bar sceneMultiple coworking spaces (Spaces, WeWork, local options)Safe in tourist/expat neighborhoods, standard urban precautions elsewhere
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