UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Thanks, really helpful answer here. Where can I read about the income tax changes for next year please?

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Either, not fussed. Would prefer a house perhaps. In my name or joint, again not thought about it.

Interestingly I checked on the cost of living comparison website and Gdansk v my city exactly matches in terms of my net UK salary equates to needing 17k zloty net in Gdansk, which is what I'd have.

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Getting back on topic, if I wanted to buy a property in Poland is it easy(ish) to do as a foreigner?

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

I prefer to eat Borsch and Pierogi so no issue with eating local!

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Sounds good (Gdansk). yes, the schooling is a worry but it's not an insurmountable problem.

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Thanks, lots of great advice. I appreciate all the feedback.

My wife is from Grudziadz, but she wants to move to a bigger city. Gdansk is the favourite as closer to her birth city.

We've got two boys, one 12 and one 2 (I know, a big age gap!). So I understand this will add cost, but I've also got them adding cost in the Uk. we only run once car, which is fully paid for and not on credit.

We have a "normal" life in the UK. We rarely eat out in restaurants, and don't have any debt or credit outside of a mortgage. We live in a city in the Midlands, so not expensive but not cheap either, and our biggest expense in the UK is our mortgage of 1K GBP a month, which when you add in council tax and bills must be hitting 1.5K ish off the top of my head.

I certainly don't have an issue with living like a local, and don't want some luxury rich lifestyle. Just enough to have a decent house or flat (we've got a 3 bedroom end terraced in the UK), nice food, and enough spare to save a bit and have a few treats a month (the odd meal out, the odd day trip etc)....probably like most people.

Also, the company would provide a fully expensed car on top of the salary,so no car or transport costs to consider.

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Thanks, My aim is not to come to Poland ro be rich. My wife is a Pole and is homesick, so the motivation is to move for family reasons.

However, I don't want to be worse off (but I've no desire to have the biggest house and car), hence my question on does the UK salary compare with the Poland one.

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

How can 60k Euro be in the top 1% of salaries (according to a previous reply), yet other people are saying it won't stretch far.

It's hard to establish if I will have the same lifestyle in Poland (moving from a medium size and cost city in the UK).

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Interesting. Rent in Gdansk and Wroclaw, whilst less than a comparable UK city, is still not very cheap. Must be hard to live in Poland on a "normal" average salary

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

I'm not sure where upper class starts. 76k in the UK probably puts you in the top 5% of salary, where would 60K Euro gross put you in Poland?

UK, Ireland / Moving To Poland - Cost Of Living compared to the UK [65]

Thanks, you seem certain on that (that 60K Eur is more in comparison), what EUR salary in Poland would compare to my UK salary? How are you calculating it, or is it a gut feeling?