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title: "Cost of Living in Poland vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Poland is about 49% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.51, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Poland, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/poland/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=PL"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Poland

# Cost of living in 🇵🇱 Poland vs the United States

Poland has a US-relative price level of **0.51** (US = 1.0) — about 49% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Poland

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $98,039 | $25,500 |
| $80,000 | $156,863 | $40,800 |
| $120,000 | $235,294 | $61,200 |
| $180,000 | $352,941 | $91,800 |
| $250,000 | $490,196 | $127,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=PL).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Poland's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.510 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.524 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.508 2025

OECD 0.524 2025

Penn World Table 0.481 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.549 2025

Big Mac Index 1.000 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.471 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.497 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇿🇼 Zimbabwe](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/zimbabwe/) — price level 0.508
- [🇵🇪 Peru](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/peru/) — price level 0.507
- [🇱🇨 Saint Lucia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/saint-lucia/) — price level 0.519
- [🇩🇲 Dominica](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/dominica/) — price level 0.524
- [🇱🇷 Liberia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/liberia/) — price level 0.496

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Poland](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-poland/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Poland](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-poland/)
- [How much you need to retire in Poland](https://geo-parity.com/fire/poland/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Poland compared to the United States?**: Poland has a price level of 0.51 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 49% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Poland?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $196,078 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Poland; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $51,000.
- **Where does the Poland cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=PL.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/poland/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=PL