⭐️ Total score |
2.31/5 (Rank #516)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $3,004 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 88%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 28 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 54 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Low:
$1,028 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 16x16m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Poland |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 55 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 PLN in USD | USD 2.67 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PLN 1,000 = USD 267 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 10% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 300,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $12,332 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 16x16m (256m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Saturn |
🏠 Apartment listings | OLX |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Wizzair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Wizzair |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,004 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,847 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,843 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $812 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,273 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,599 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $533 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $132,882 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $60 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $118 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $469 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,494 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,660 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $28,660 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $76,660 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -1°C / 30°F freezing | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 4°C / 39°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 27°C / 81°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing |
Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 78% |
damp 71% |
nice 69% |
damp 74% |
nice 66% |
nice 73% |
nice 72% |
nice 74% |
nice 69% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 51mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 55% |
Air quality |
bad 108 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
okay 90 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
bad 105 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 240 people | 200 people | 440 people | 300 people | 433 people | 320 people | 200 people | 371 people | 250 people | 400 people | 360 people | 257 people |
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