Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]

Merged: Weighing up a move to Krakow, question about cost of living etc

Hi,

First time post here. I have a offer in Krakow for a large international company in a recruiting function, where I have experience before.

the salary will be 5,500 zl gross. I have been to Krakow twice for around 2 weeks so could definitely visualize myself there. Before I was living in Czech Republic as an expat for a British company but was earning less (this would be around 3,700 zl gross), so think I could be realistic about how much money I would have to spend.

I also have a job offer in England, and expecting another, the salary is much higher but then so are living costs.

I am definitely very interested in this, but just wanted to see if anyone has any thoughts, whether there are many other hidden costs that I would need to take into account?

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]

Thank you for the advice Dominic, actually I forgot to mention that in my last role as it was a sales role I was more than doubling my basic salary in commission, and without that I agree the basic salary (although was more than the average) was not enough to live well on. I did my sums and it looks like I would be left with less than £400 per month after rent, tax etc which yes you can live on, but no you are not saving.