Work / Job Conditions and Monthly Expenses for students in Poland [16]


It will be equal to impossible to find a student job, and that's simply reality.
Monthly expenses would be considering your a student who doesn't spend a lot, you can live on 2300ZL per month if you live in a shared room for example.

Love / Family Friend Daughter from Poland and I started talking (long distance) [11]

Look what Rybnik wrote you in the other thread you posted about the same issue.
I couldn't agree more to his opinion!

Life / 2300 PLN is enough for living in Krakow, Poland? [12]


Yes actually your right on that one, but it was just to show example's ;-)

But yea, for a good standard 50smq+ in the center will be around 2000.

Life / New to Poland (Bydgoszcz) - cost of living there [46]


Probably this is a multisport cards which offers you free activities such as gym's, swimming pools etc. Quiet use full in my opnion and has a value of around 150ZL pr. month.

Life / 2300 PLN is enough for living in Krakow, Poland? [12]

No no no, try first of all Gumtree.pl open it with google chrome and use the automatic translater at the top of the page.

Secondly look up Hamilton May and Leach and lang, these 2 I can recommend.

See few examples here:

Extremely good location and offer:

Also good and cheaper than the other, also amazing location:

I have several others open, its easy to find good apartments on there.

Remember you can always negotiate the price for both the rent and also for the commission to the real estate agency.

Life / 2300 PLN is enough for living in Krakow, Poland? [12]

Yes I understand, but I had a very nice apartment in the city center 55sqm high standard furnished etc. it cost me 1900ZL per month all inclusiv, so I'm just trying to help you with not getting ripped off ;-)

Regarding cost of living I am the wrong person to ask as I never cook etc.
But I live very comfortable for 3000ZL per month, so I am sure you can live rather well on 2300.

Internet is around 80ZL per month, and mobile subscription is the same. You will have to sign a 24 month contract though.
Alternatively you can use prepaid both internet and cell phone, price depends on your usage.

Life / New to Poland (Bydgoszcz) - cost of living there [46]


Its will come out to be 5700-5750 PLN net per month, wish is not bad if you do not have to provide for a family.

Medical insurance/life insurance + benefit card is nice to have, maybe ask for a parking spot in case you are planning to have a car here.

Life / 2300 PLN is enough for living in Krakow, Poland? [12]


Absolutely no problem, off course you should have it the way you like this was just from own experience :-)

Life / 2300 PLN is enough for living in Krakow, Poland? [12]

I assume 4700PLN is net after taxes?
Either way, 2400PLN is waaay to much to spend on an apartment with that salary!

I suggest you take and apartment for nothing more than 1500PLN all included. Then you will have 3200 to live/save for.

With 2300PLN per month you will live quiet comfortable considering you cook at home most of the time, and don't party too hard.

But my experience is better to spend less on your apartment. Summer is also coming up, so you'll be outside/at work most of the time.

Also the apartment must be quiet (very nice) for the price of 2400PLN.

Law / Tax papers, declaration in Poland (how to proceed?) [5]


That is exactly my case.
I'll just try to ask someone around me then for a hand.

Thanks a lot for both of your reply's!

Law / Need Help.... Italian moving to Poland - registration of residence [5]


Are you moving her for work or no?
I've been living as a foreigner in Krakow for almost 2 year's.
You should register your stay more than 3 month's, but me for example I didn't get the necessary document's declared until after 1 year and 4 month's, and nobody noticed or contacted me regarding this.

So just move to Poland and take it as it come's.
If you move here for work, your employee will be able to help you with this.

Travel / Gdańsk to Kraków - fastest by train/bus? [6]

Google polski bus

Travel / Old town Krakow, is it dangerous during Night time? [42]

No it's not dangerous what so ever.
But to be 100% save, you could wear a Cracovia jersey at all time, then you'll feel very welcome.

Travel / How to get from Krakow ( KRK ) Airport to the town of Swidnik (Slovakia)? [6]


Do you mean Svidník?

Study / Medicine school Fees in Poland [8]


There is a fee for English courses.
Those are not for free.

Travel / New to Krakow (barbershop, bikeshop and places to visit) [11]


Yea that's Azory buddy.
Can I ask why you decided to live there?

Just an FYI, this is in general not a very good/save area. Not that there is anything to worry about, but it is notoriously know for an area of some serious Hooligans.

Travel / New to Krakow (barbershop, bikeshop and places to visit) [11]


I don't know any gym in that area, but if I did I wouldn't go there.
I assume your basically living in Azory?

You can travel down to Lublanska, get of the bus and walk to Park Wodny they have a nice gym.

Language / KTP - help with Polish abbreviation [7]

It means you should be a man and dump her asap

Life / Driving license from Holland. Is it valid in Poland after 6 months? [10]

No I don't think so. Both countries are within the EU so your dutch license is just as valid here in Poland.

Work / Salary for native speaker in Poland (customer service job) [7]


I don't know, the salaries listed here for a Native dutch speaker is a bit low.
People working with IT-support (basically a call center) Makes around 65-7000 ZL gross pr. month here at my Company in Krakow.

Travel / Krakow to Zakopane - public transport [12]


Yes I know its ridiculous.
There are also small buses running to Zakopane from Krakow for as low as 10ZL.

Travel / Krakow to Zakopane - public transport [12]

The bus runs like every half and our to the main bus station in Krakow, from there you can take a train directly to the airport, runs also every half an hour or more.

The cost is like 19ZL for bus from ZAK to KRK, and like 6 ZL for train ticket to the airport.

Travel / Transport information in Krakow? [7]

Hi,

The British council is basically on the main square (rynek).
So were are you planning to live? And also when you say transportation cost, do you mean by using public transportation?

Life / Grass is always greener? Poland experience. [69]


I am sure your right on this one.
But buddy, I'm barely 20 years old, making a good salary in Krakow, there you have the reason why I live here. I still haven't reached the age where cultural stuff/family life is more important to me then bars/fun/women.

I hope you understand my perspective.

Anyways, if someone where to match/increase my salary in Warsaw, I really wouldn't mind moving, but salaries offered from companies in Warsaw (from my experience) are simply quiet alot lower than the one I have here.

Life / Grass is always greener? Poland experience. [69]


100% percent agree, Krakow is also one of the top most polluted cities through out Europe.
Anyways, coming from Denmark it's always sunny here in Krakow, in general beautiful wheather IMO.

Life / Grass is always greener? Poland experience. [69]

Man I don't know why people on this forum especially the foreigners living in Poland is bashing so hard on it.
It's pretty great here.

Start your own gig in this country if you have some foreign currency, and you'll live a good live.

Law / Net earnings after tax in Poland [7]

Yea we all heard that one before.
Don't expect it buddy. Will you be working in the BPO industry? Outsourcing?

Travel / Southern Lakes in the South of Poland for sailing / boating [22]

Solina is very nice for Sailing.. A bit futher away though, like 3-4 hours driving from Krakow

Law / Net earnings after tax in Poland [7]


If let's say you rent a room outside city center or so for 700ZL pr. month
That leaves you with 2000ZL pr. month
You'll do okay, but no crazy life style.