Work / Salary of a customer service representative in Krakow [28]

Merged: Customer service agent 6k gross - is that ok?

Hi,

I know, It's one of those threads again.

I am a swedish native who got an offer as a customer service agent in Krakow, with 6.000 zloty gross/month.

That salary seem to be fairly good, but when reading through different forums and using different calculator sites for gross/net income - opinions differ quite a lot. Some say it's too little and that I will live like an ameba, while others say it's a good salary for an expat. I understand there is no absolute answer to this question, but I wish to have your opinions on this, too.

I live a modest life: I rarely buy clothes, hardly ever go to clubs and I always cook my own food. I don't drink very often and I don't smoke. I wish to move to Poland since I think the culture and people suits me better than Sweden or UK (where I live now). I am between 24-30 years old and got a few years of customer service experience. I want to rent my own flat.

Main question in regards to the topic:
With this overall information about me - is 6k zloty gross a good/ok salary or am I going to live like a student (in Poland, of course)?

Also, one calculator site tells me I will have around 4275 net income, another says 4800 zloty - which one is more correct?

Thanks in advance!

/Molotov

Work / Salary of a customer service representative in Krakow [28]

Hi JanekP!

Thank you for your answer! :-)

You mention shared flat, which is one thing I want to get away from. Is renting my own apartment out of the picture with a 6k gross salary in Krakow?

I'm sad to hear that its badly polluted, I didn't know that. The language is one small reason to why I wish to move there, I would like to learn how to speak it and I am trying to learn it, but not so much lately because of a lot of overtime at work.

Well, I don't want to make this thread political, but one of the biggest reasons to why I wish to leave is because of multiculture and the american-influenced lifestyle that people have here. I want to have kids some day and I wouldn't want them to grow up in a multicultural (criminal) society like Sweden and England. I know, it's never greener on the other side and Poland got its own problems - but the polish people (slavic people in general) that I have met shared most of my values.

My biggest worry is the economic side of things. I wish to live a calm life, rent my own flat (not share), travel with bus/train/bicycle/walk, cook my own food and so on. Nothing fancy. Looking at flats in Krakow, most of them seem to be around 1800-2200 zloty, which then would be half my salary..

Is half your salary on accommodation reasonable in Poland? I'm thinking food and travel cards are cheaper, so maybe people can pay half their salary for their own flat?

Work / Salary of a customer service representative in Krakow [28]

@JanekP You made me think twice now! I spoke to a polish guy yesterday that said I would have a very good salary in polish standards and that it was the norm to put half of your paycheck on your apartment. I get such different opinions on the matter wherever I turn. Some say I would live a comfortable life on this salary, others advice me not to go because of the "low salary".

In regards to the materialism, I have had much fun about that when I used to work with polish people. They refused to buy cheap, imported coke, they only wanted coca-cola!

Once again, I am very thankful for your help!

@InPolska, so you are saying I would live like a monk or a rat if I came to Poland with a 6k gross salary/month and you claim that I am very young with no experience in life? You don't know how old I am and you have no idea what I have done or been in life, so please stop your silly assumptions and attempts to reduce me.

I feel like you have an agenda. Either you dislike Poland or you dislike me and I guess it's me, since I wrote bad about multiculturalism. That says more about you and your intellect than it does about my life experience and age.

Work / Salary of a customer service representative in Krakow [28]

@JanekP
@Nojas

I'm sorry for the late reply. I just wanted to give a big thank you for your help! It's been much appreciated! :-)