Life / Cost of living in Wroclaw (rent price too) [119]

Thanks Appleby, BTW, are you in IBM there?

I am Poolak in IBM Singapore now :)

Life / Cost of living in Wroclaw (rent price too) [119]

Merged: Moving to Wroclaw from Singapore (cost, grocery, internet, transport, phone, health)

Hi all,

I am Poolak, Indian, living in Singapore now. If things go per plan, I will be moving to Wroclaw soon (in or around December 2012) with my family as a company transfer.

I will be joining (actually an inter-company transfer) a company there and it is going to be a long term one (hopefully). This is my first trip to Poland and that too with family (my wife only) from Singapore.

My office will be in Muchoborska and I plan to live nearby (just a plan). Few things I would sincerely appreciate feedback/guidance on from the community in this forum regarding my settling down in Wroclaw

- Getting an accommodation (max 2 room) - furnished in a decent neighborhood - with additional cost estimate (like agent commission, deposit etc)
- Living cost (average) consisting of following main items:
- Electricity (average)
- Grocery (not a regular outside eater we are) - average for an Indian family of two persons
- TV / internet (+ cable)
- Transportation (average)
- Phone (with international dialing, my daughter lives in US)
- Medical insurance (my company will pay for me; I need to bear the one for my wife)

Not to mention, I do need an accommodation almost immediately I reach there - my company will not provide any in the initial stage Any help in this area is genuinely appreciated.

Thanks a lot sincerely.

Cheers,
Poolak