im going to krakow, and ive heard it is very cheap, but how cheap is it reallY? thanks
Just ask some specific prices (goods, services etc.) and it will be easier for us to answer.
for example (exchange rate British pound/Polish zloty: 1 GBP = 5,6 PLN approx.)
a 0,5 litre Polish beer (Żywiec, Tyskie, Lech)
- in a shop: 2,50-3,00 PLN
- in a pub (bar) 6-12 PLN (I guess some places may charge even more, but I haven't been in Kraków for a while)
- pizza 10-20 PLN (I guess?)
- tram/bus ticket ~3 PLN
- train ticket for about 80 kms ~14 PLN (or more for faster trains)
some other shop prices:
- bread 1,50-3 PLN
- tomatoes, bananas, oranges ~4-5 PLN/kg
- grapes ~8-12 PLN/kg
- apples ~2-3 PLN/kg
- orange juice 4 PLN (apple juice 3 PLN)
- Polish vodka 0,5 litre 20-30 PLN (of course there are some more expensive too)
- Finlandia vodka 0,7 litre ~50 PLN
- Italian dry red wine 0,7 litre - cheapest IGT, DOC ~20 PLN, cheapest DOCG ~30 PLN
- milk 1 litre ~2-2,50 PLN
- music CDs 30-80 PLN (usually the more popular the more expensive)
- films on DVDs 40-80 PLN, but if you want
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or
Kill Bill for example, you can find it for 15-20 PLN (just plain movie, no extras)