Cost of living in Warsaw 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Warsaw, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
42.7
57% cheaper than New York
WarsawUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 3,800 PLN $950
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,900 PLN $725
3-bed apartment, centre 6,500 PLN $1,625
Room in shared flat 1,700 PLN $425
Buy price per m2 16,000 PLN $4,000
Living cost excl. rent 2,600 PLN $650
Typical net salary 6,500 PLN $1,625
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.