I think you shouldn't have a big problem to find an apartment to rent in Wroclaw (in Krakow too) for 2,000 zl a month. Wroclaw seems slightly cheaper. Depends on the location - not in downtown for sure. Broadband Internet may cost up to 70-100 zl a month, but the 2,000 zl should cover that as well as the heating. Especially if you look for a long term like 12 months and not only for the summer months.
You may check these links (in Polish): Apartments to rent in Wroclaw, Apartments to rent in Krakow.
Why not try Lublin? It has 50,000 students in four universities and is alot cheaper to live than other areas of Poland. Avarage rent will be about 1000zl per month including bills, and internet I would go with chello, which is 50zl for 1Mb. There are many students as I sid and you can suppliment your money with conversation lessons where you can charge 50zl per hour. If you want any more info then PM me :o)
You can go to any city in Poland and live on 2000 pln a month. Most of the expats here in Krakow are paying 700 pln to 1200 pln for their one bedroom or studio. You're also paying on top of rent for media, cable or dish television, electric, gas, internet, and sometimes even water. Look for place with city heating this will save a few hunded zloty when you"re in the winter months. Emloyment Krakow would more than likely a better bet over Wroclaw. But the latest gossip in the south is that Lodz is going to be the next "boom" city. Lodz reminds of some long lost French town that exsisted fifty years ago. Have a great time where ever you end up.
Rents are actually a lot higher than 2000 PLN in the nicer neighborhoods in Krakow.
More like 3500 to 5000 PLN for a 130 meter square, 3 bed, 1 bath, duplex with garage, terrace and small yard in Kliny, or 1500 to 2500 PLN for a 50 meter square garden flat with 1 bedroom and a very small den with no closet (that they called a second bedroom), a combined LR, Kitchen, DR and only 1 very small bath, no parking or outdoor space, located off Kapelanka.
Plus utilities. So you'll need more than 2000 PLN to live on, for sure.
Unless you will be a "starving artist" or will have a roommate.
Rents in Krakow are high in any neighborhood that is decent or convenient, or anything that is clean, well maintained and ready to move into.
See here for a sample (mieszkanie is apartment and dom is house):
Banks in Poland (or anywhere also) are not so quick to lend you money...unless you have a pile of papers to substantiate your income...somebody is making money there to buy (or built) the huge, concrete mansions. My siblings and some cousins did, but it took them years to do it.
In Ireland, the primary web site for people seeking an apartment is daft.ie.
Is there a similar website for Poland, or just a bunch of different ones.
As I don't speak Polish, I'd ideally like to use a website which doesn't offer places for sale. I need rent-only sites, to avoid confusion as much as I can.
A 40-50 square metre apartment will be lovely for me.
Some vocabulary: wynajem = lease, is that correct?
Also, what is the difference between wynająć and czynsz? They're both "rent", right?
In Ireland a lease is a specified period of renting. Is there another word for renting where you do not commit to a specified time period? I want to be free to move if I want to
Another newbie question: how much of a deposit (if any) are you supposed to put down?
Are you generally required to commit to a long period of time, or can you just go month by month.
Let's say I take a place in Krakow, and decide I want to move to Warszawa after two months, can I expect to get my depsit back in full?
I am the owner of the the flat in Krakow near the centre. Rent is reasonable, it is a nice location. At the moment, there is an Italian student living in the flat. He is doing 6 months of his international masters degree in Krakow. He is leaving at end of August so as he is finished in Krakow so that is why the flat is available.
I am Irish and with a name like "deeIrish", I assume you are Irish also. So if you want to drop me an email, I can give you the details and we will see if we can sort something out. babylonnk@hotmail.
Some vocabulary: wynajem = lease, is that correct?Also, what is the difference between wynająć and czynsz? They're both "rent", right?
Wynajem is what you pay to rent the space, czynsz is like a service charge that you pay for rubbish removal, cleaning and lighting of the staircase etc etc
i am going to be in poland with my girlfriend and would like to know if it is possible to get an apartment for around 1000 -1200 zloty....I would be staying in wraclaw
