Fast-growing economy, an easy language for Slavic speakers and moderate prices.
For living82/100
For travel87/100
Key facts
Average net salary$1,500 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$750 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$9
Traveller daily budget$80 /day
Safety8/10
ClimateContinental
Avg summer temperature+25 °C
Avg winter temperature-1 °C
Best time to visitMay, June, July, August, September
Life expectancy78.4
Population36,435,861
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 162 countries
Places worth seeing
- Old Town: Rebuilt after the war from Canaletto’s paintings.
- Łazienki Park: The Palace on the Isle and Chopin concerts.
- Warsaw Rising Museum: One of the country’s best museums.
- Palace of Culture and Science: An observation deck on the 30th floor.
- Main Square: The Cloth Hall and St Mary’s Basilica.
- Wawel Castle: The royal castle and the dragon’s den.
- Kazimierz: The old Jewish quarter, bars and zapiekanki.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine: Underground halls and chapels of salt.
- Auschwitz Memorial: A place of remembrance; book ahead.
- Zakopane: Mountains and wooden architecture.
- Morskie Oko: A mountain lake, a 2-hour walk.
- Long Market: Hanseatic houses and the Neptune Fountain.
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