3.89/5
155 reviews
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Poznan

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beautiful

town

warsaw

nice

safe

avoid

clubs

Poznan is a surprisingly beautiful city with welcoming, relaxed locals. Visitors often compare it favorably to Warsaw for its aesthetic appeal. The city features large squares, rolling terrain, and pedestrian-friendly zones that make it pleasant to explore on foot. The old town and surrounding areas resemble some aspects of Prague and Warsaw, offering a mix of charm and urban structure.

Safety is noted positively by several reviewers—many feel comfortable walking around even late at night, including near busy transport hubs like the train station. While some mention the presence of drunks or marginal groups, there are no serious safety concerns flagged repeatedly.

Poznan has an emerging digital nomad culture with visible coworking spaces and a growing community, which can appeal to remote workers or longer stays. The city doesn't require a long visit to get a good sense of it—one to two days seems sufficient for casual travelers, although those interested in the coworking scene might stay longer.

Overall, Poznan strikes a good balance of safety, beauty, and convenience, making it a worthwhile stop in Poland, especially for those looking for a smaller, well-connected urban experience.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

Poznan is a beautiful with warm and relaxed people. I was not expecting such a vibe and beautiful City. It is way more beautiful compared to Warsaw. Nice to see there is quite alot of Nomads and Coworking spaces in Poznan nowadays :)

4 years ago

Not safe for women? I feel very safe here and walk late at night from the train station. Like any town, there are the gypsies and drunks but no, no real problems.

5 years ago

Was recently in POZNAN, and saw there was a huge pro-abortion movement in the old town + outer parts of it.
My first impression was that the city ressembles a lot with PRAGUE and WARSAW. Hills + big squares with covered tram tracks.
The pedestrian area is really nice. 1 or 2 days would be enough to check the city.

6 years ago

Good nightlife, a lot of young people too. Cozy old town center. Avoid clubs with credit card scams, avoid any invites to extravagant clubs

7 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Beautiful city

✅ Friendly people

✅ Pedestrian-friendly

✅ Nomad and coworking-friendly

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ 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

❌ Harsh winters

❌ High taxes

❌ Language barrier for anglophones

❌ Government inefficiency

❌ High cost of living

❌ Infrastructure and construction issues

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-130°
freezing

541°
cold

846°
cold

1355°
cool

2373°
mild

2577°
warm

2170°
mild

1864°
cool

1254°
cool

643°
cold

-228°
freezing

Real (median)

134°
very cold

643°
very cold

948°
cold

1457°
cool

2373°
mild

2576°
warm

2068°
mild

1864°
cool

1355°
cool

745°
cold

134°
very cold

Humidity

damp
88%

damp
83%

damp
77%

damp
71%

damp
73%

nice
66%

nice
70%

nice
68%

nice
72%

damp
76%

damp
86%

damp
87%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
53mm

dry
40mm

dry
34mm

dry
44mm

rainy
59mm

dry
38mm

rainy
68mm

dry
24mm

dry
19mm

dry
44mm

dry
47mm

Cloud

cloudy
86%

cloudy
77%

cloudy
70%

cloudy
66%

cloudy
52%

cloudy
67%

cloudy
63%

cloudy
66%

cloudy
70%

cloudy
83%

cloudy
84%

Air quality

okay
59 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

safe
0 UVI

Remote workers

1,400 people

1,200 people

1,600 people

1,533 people

1,477 people

1,457 people

2,262 people

1,500 people

1,582 people

1,800 people

1,350 people

1,620 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Lodz

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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Szczecin

Poland

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

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✈️16min

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️19min

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Gdansk

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 35

✈️20min

$4,062 / mo

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Dresden

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 15

✈️21min

$4,232 / mo

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Šumperk

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 27

✈️22min

$3,835 / mo

62 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️22min

$3,699 / mo

78 Mbps

Katowice

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 35

✈️22min

$3,337 / mo

77 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️25min

$3,935 / mo

66 Mbps

Leipzig

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked good

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✈️27min

$4,095 / mo

31 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 34

✈️27min

$2,238 / mo

126 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 34

✈️27min

$2,238 / mo

126 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 20

✈️19min

$6,229 / mo

32 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 25

✈️22min

$3,699 / mo

78 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 16

✈️3h

$5,196 / mo

100 Mbps

Wrocław

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 41

✈️12min

$3,195 / mo

82 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34

✈️2h

$8,538 / mo

23 Mbps

Gdansk

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 35

✈️20min

$4,062 / mo

85 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° Some AC AQI 34

✈️45min

$3,735 / mo

40 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 53 😷

✈️25min

$3,935 / mo

66 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 20

✈️19min

$6,229 / mo

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Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 25

✈️22min

$3,699 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 53 😷

✈️25min

$3,935 / mo

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Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 34

✈️27min

$2,238 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° 🥵 AQI 21

✈️37min

$4,976 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° Some AC AQI 34

✈️45min

$3,735 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 27

✈️1h

$8,800 / mo

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Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 20

✈️1h

$5,665 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 30

✈️1h

$7,612 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34

✈️2h

$8,538 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 2

✈️2h

$6,106 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

$3,330 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° Has AC 🥵 AQI 35

✈️2h

$7,340 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 16

✈️3h

$5,196 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 30° 87° Has AC AQI 55 😷

✈️11h

$1,639 / mo

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1,800 remote workers in Poznan now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.89/5 (Rank #45) 155 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,180 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 85 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 81%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 5%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 59 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Low: $1,028 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Poland
🗓️ Average trip length	10 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	85 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (81%) = feels 19°C 66°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 23 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 59 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Łęgi Dębińskie
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Wilda
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 PLN in USD	USD 2.68
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	PLN 1,000 = USD 268
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	BusinessLink
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	490,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$12,332 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 43% 👱‍♀️ 57%
👫 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	Lufthansa

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,180 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,135 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,012 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,146 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,637 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,114 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$819 / month
🏠 Median home price	$174,064
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$77 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$102 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$161 / month
🍛 Dinner	$12
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$4
👩‍🏫 International school	$7,873 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$6 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,660
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$28,660
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$76,660

Poznan

1,800 remote workers in Poznan now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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