Cost of studying in Poland
Poland has no official living-cost figure. Check price levels, a monthly breakdown and the last five years on this page.

This country has no official living-cost figure.
One month, item by item
We do not yet have sourced monthly amounts for this country, so there is no breakdown. You can compare its price level with other countries below.
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Price level (US = 1.0)
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- Colombia: 0.36
- Philippines: 0.39
- Mexico: 0.50
- Spain: 0.70
- South Korea: 0.73
- France: 0.83
- Germany: 0.84
- Ireland: 0.89
- Japan: 0.90
- United Kingdom: 0.92
- Canada: 0.93
- United States: 1.00
- New Zealand: 1.04
- Australia: 1.05
The last 5 years
The Polish Zloty has barely moved against the US Dollar in 5 years.
1 PLN = 0.252 USD → 0.254 USD
October 2026:1 PLN = 0.254 USD
- October 2021:1 PLN = 0.252 USD
- November 2021:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- December 2021:1 PLN = 0.244 USD
- January 2022:1 PLN = 0.247 USD
- February 2022:1 PLN = 0.246 USD
- March 2022:1 PLN = 0.233 USD
- April 2022:1 PLN = 0.238 USD
- May 2022:1 PLN = 0.225 USD
- June 2022:1 PLN = 0.233 USD
- July 2022:1 PLN = 0.221 USD
- August 2022:1 PLN = 0.216 USD
- September 2022:1 PLN = 0.212 USD
- October 2022:1 PLN = 0.202 USD
- November 2022:1 PLN = 0.211 USD
- December 2022:1 PLN = 0.222 USD
- January 2023:1 PLN = 0.228 USD
- February 2023:1 PLN = 0.231 USD
- March 2023:1 PLN = 0.229 USD
- April 2023:1 PLN = 0.232 USD
- May 2023:1 PLN = 0.240 USD
- June 2023:1 PLN = 0.236 USD
- July 2023:1 PLN = 0.246 USD
- August 2023:1 PLN = 0.248 USD
- September 2023:1 PLN = 0.243 USD
- October 2023:1 PLN = 0.228 USD
- November 2023:1 PLN = 0.236 USD
- December 2023:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- January 2024:1 PLN = 0.251 USD
- February 2024:1 PLN = 0.249 USD
- March 2024:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- April 2024:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- May 2024:1 PLN = 0.247 USD
- June 2024:1 PLN = 0.253 USD
- July 2024:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- August 2024:1 PLN = 0.251 USD
- September 2024:1 PLN = 0.259 USD
- October 2024:1 PLN = 0.259 USD
- November 2024:1 PLN = 0.250 USD
- December 2024:1 PLN = 0.245 USD
- January 2025:1 PLN = 0.241 USD
- February 2025:1 PLN = 0.243 USD
- March 2025:1 PLN = 0.251 USD
- April 2025:1 PLN = 0.258 USD
- May 2025:1 PLN = 0.265 USD
- June 2025:1 PLN = 0.268 USD
- July 2025:1 PLN = 0.278 USD
- August 2025:1 PLN = 0.267 USD
- September 2025:1 PLN = 0.275 USD
- October 2025:1 PLN = 0.275 USD
- November 2025:1 PLN = 0.271 USD
- December 2025:1 PLN = 0.275 USD
- January 2026:1 PLN = 0.278 USD
- February 2026:1 PLN = 0.281 USD
- March 2026:1 PLN = 0.276 USD
- April 2026:1 PLN = 0.271 USD
- May 2026:1 PLN = 0.275 USD
- June 2026:1 PLN = 0.275 USD
- July 2026:1 PLN = 0.265 USD
- August 2026:1 PLN = 0.268 USD
- September 2026:1 PLN = 0.268 USD
- October 2026:1 PLN = 0.258 USD
- October 2026:1 PLN = 0.254 USD
Sources and revision history
World Bank price level (US = 1.0). The same yardstick as the city diagnosis.
Exchange rate source: European Central Bank reference rates (Frankfurter). The last point is October 30, 2026.
Source: Embassy of Poland in Japan: text of the Working Holiday agreement between Japan and Poland (Working Holiday PL-JP)Embassy of Poland in Japan: applying for a national visa (type D)
checked October 31, 2026
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