Moving to Krakow, question about life costs

Hi everybody,

I am a U.S. business school student contemplating an internship in Krakow. I wanted to learn how much living expenses would amount to per month for living and dining.

I dont plan on living in dingy places nor do I wish to eat Polish food everyday. I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me an estimate of how much life in poland costs as an expatriate with the above preferences?

Thanks for your help and advice.

P

LOL, well you can expect to eat a lot of it seeing as you are going to Poland! Try it, you'll love it! I'm sure there is food of many nationalities though!

Mr W, this doesnt have a clue about what he's talking about, but there is a McDonnals in Krakow so he should feel quite at home!

But if he doesnt go out every night and eat out every nice I would expect about 2,000 $ should do him just fine.

There's a lot of different types of food in Krakow. He could get tired of Gyros tho.

They have gyros in Poland????? we have them here in Chicago
I like em from time to time sure does mess up your breath
wouldnt want to eat one before a date

Gyros is not the best food you can get in Krakow. I would rather say it's one of thing you shouldnt eat in Krakow

They're called kabob's. Not the same shish kabobs that we have here (on a stick). They're all over Poland....everywhere. Ali Baba-Sioux-Sphinx

If I go to poland the last place I would eat would be there...ick

Do they have Burger King in Poland??????


Do they serve it on pita bread with cucumber sauce?????

:) :)

kabob?? as far as I know, there is no such a thing as kabob in Poland... and for sure there is no kabob in Krakow... you mean Kebab?

doner kebabs -- the traditional late night drinking man's feast

There is about 5 McDonalds in Krakow. 2 next to the market square...
and I spend about 500 $ per month.. and it's really enough for everything

but I've already written this but my post disapeared , grr

Hey everyone...thanks for chipping in with information. Im still looking for an amount though.

If I wanted to live like a local...would 3000zl be enough? (maybe I'll fall in love with Polish food)

3000 zl defenetly would be enough... I'm local and I spend abou 1500 zł, so you could afford EVERYTHING

Great!

Thanks a lot for your help Kaka. Maybe we can hang out if I land up in Krakow.

Peace

Does this include housing?

sure just let me know


in my case no, cuz I have my own flat, but it's with bills (electycity, water, telephone etc.) with parties, money spend on cabs, ticket to theater, cinema and so on..... but 1500 zl, even with rent it's enough.. I have freinds who spend 1200 per month for everything with housing... it jus me, I just make money fly :/:/

You're joking right? As far as I know its not Krakow its Kraków :)



No BK
Yes they serve on pita. You can get it with tzatziki or ostra :) Personally I like the hot sauce because the GF can't stand the lingering garlic smell :)

i do beleive BK is planning to head back into Poland and open around 75 stores this year

Really....sorry Poland :) more crappy food

They already had been here, now coming back with this sh*t.

Grzegorz where are you exactly from?

I'm from Poland, usually north-west corner.

please dont make me grin like a Cheshire cat... do anybody have a clue what is sheesh kebab in Canada :)))))
when my friend mentioned it first time I thought that he is on drugs :)

Shish kebab (şiş kebap in Turkish) is a wooden or metal stick (a skewer in Turkish) with small cubes of any kind of meat, fowl, fish, fruit, or vegetable (usually a combination) which is roasted on a grill. The name literally means 'skewer of grilled meat' in Turkish.[2] Typical vegetables included are eggplant, tomato, bell pepper, onion and mushrooms. The similar Greek food is called Souvlaki or Kalamaki.

thank you Globe :) so i refused an invitation for "szaszlyk" in polish ... hmmmm
I should give a try ...

Szaszlyk is awesome!!!! I love it!!
For those who are looking at this word boggled...shash wik :)

What kind of internship will you be doing? I'm a US business communications student... I was thinking of looking for an internship since I'll be in Krakow anyway, how did you find yours?