The cost of a furnished apartment near Warsaw downtown are high? Why?

I need one bedroom, kitchen, living room, and with everything I need to make my own meals at home, and for one person, long stay, in or near downtown Warsaw, Poland, since I won't have a car, needs to be walking distance to downtown. My last visit, with this type place, I payed less than $ 800.00 American money, but I know cost have gone up, but not that much. Last stay, this apartment I took, had phone, internet, cable, and gas, power, and all included.

Please see what you can find.

Valpomike

what about along the metro line? kabaty or bemowo?

As others said, you should be able to find without much problems a flat like that for ~2000 PLN a month, that's less than 700 USD. The rent has not gone up significantly in recent years.

But I am unable yet to find this place, can you help.

Valpomike

That's 2602.08 zloty according to google.com/search?q=dollar+zloty

I don't know the Warsawian rental market but I can look on the internet for such a place if you give me a better idea of where exactly.

I know you said downtown, does that mean the old town? (I know the "old town" was reconstructed from paintings but for the sake of simplicity that's what I will call it.

I know from the other forum that you are not very computer literate but if you'd like I could do a test run, give me an approximate area (including an exact name) and I will do a search for you and show you the results just to set your mind at ease.

I believe this process should be really up to you as on the internet your anonymity would be compromised and I would like you to move in without the whole internet knowing.

I see no problem finding a place for you for that price but I live in krakow and although I presume things are more expensive in Warsaw they can't be that much more.

The only thing is, it is easter, I have much to do and I will only be able to help you next week.

Edit*
I am using a different computer and the cursor seems to jump.... bugger.

If you know this guy I can get you a telephone number of someone who has a few flats they rent out, they are all on the metro line, clean and furnished rents are normally 2200 to 2400 inc around 50-60 m2 most with a parking space available.

Please get a e-mail address, not a phone number.

Valpomike

that's great Warszawski, I read some of valpolmike's posts on another forum and it's his dream to come to Poland.
I know I'm known as the PF herdman :-) but sometimes I like to help.
I just like to help for the warm fuzzy feeling I get.

I'll have time and access to a computer next week..

You will get a very nice apartment for that in Warsaw. Even for $600.

Why not get a short term let - a week or two in a holiday apartment and use that as a base to find a longer-term let?

Go to this page translate browser buttons click on "Polish" and "Ok" (I should probably make this into a thread in itself).

This should translate Polish into English for you when you search for something on the internet and is a must have for you anyway.

If anyone has any further advice on changing this man's computer to be able to translate from Polish into English, please let us know as I am not a computer wizz Kid myself.

There was mention of a "relocation agency" and you did not want to pay the fee, does this also include a real estate agent fee? Would you like me to search real estate agents?

Could you give me an exact name of the specific area of Warsaw that you would like to be? I don't know Warsaw.

I will help you over the weekend but I think the greatest help I can be is to help you help yourself.

people that is getting ludicrous - do not feed that chaparral troll.

We will be happy to talk about the possibilities of cooperation. Feel free to contact me mail: zebrowski_t@yahoo