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Is Poland a cheap travel destination? (lemmy.zip)
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Despite them being a EU member state, they don't use Euro as their official currency. Since they have their own currency being the Zloty which is considered stable, but even if you have Euros or US Dollars for converting to Zloty: does purchasing power hold up since both Euro & US Dollar possesses a higher rate? I figure that Warsaw will be expensive due to it being the capital, so that is expected.

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[–] albert_inkman@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Poland is relatively affordable compared to Western Europe, but prices have risen sharply since 2022. Major cities like Warsaw and Kraków now match lower-tier Western European costs for hotels and dining. Rural areas and smaller towns remain significantly cheaper.

The zloty (PLN) gives you leverage against the euro and dollar, but inflation has eroded that advantage. As of 2026, expect:

  • Hostel bed: 80-120 PLN ($20-30)
  • Three-course meal: 150-250 PLN ($35-60)
  • Public transit pass: 70 PLN ($16)

Poland is still cheaper than Germany or France, but not the bargain it once was.

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[–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

We went to Gdańsk in May 2023, let me tell you it was soooo affordable/cheap, esp coming from Norway. Amazing comfort food, sweet people, beautiful sights and the WW2 museum was amazing, and we aren’t usually museum people. Big recommend! Sopot (I think that’s the spelling) is a little beach town right outside Gdańsk and it’s also really nice!

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Depends where you're coming from.

From Australia, no. Bali is cheaper and bogan.
From France, yes. Bali is expensive and exotic.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Getting there may be expensive, but staying there isn't.

[–] CmdrGraves@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Australian dollar is a weak currency for international travel I've heard, as the exchange rates are always lower than referencing from USD (like for example, A$1 = 0,60€ making it expensive). Like not all countries accept AUD at face value while USD is literally recognized everywhere.

Basically, they would have to pay more. Don't even talk about currency exchange with AUD, as you will get less than USD holders, for instance: A$100 = 60€ while $100 = 87,20€ (A$146), which is why refrain using Australian Dollar for international travel (just bring US Dollars instead).

[–] remon@ani.social 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Every country is a cheap travel destination from Switzerland.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Norway?

[–] remon@ani.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You have to be careful with the Big Mac index. That's a foreign delicacy in a lot of places, and there might be a guy selling a nice meal for a fraction of the price on a street nearby.

In Europe it might work.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Südbaden is catering to the Swiss now, the prices are almost as bad as the ones in Switzerland. Meanwhile, the Germans who live there have to pay Swiss prices on German wages.

[–] terkaz@discuss.online 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Not the chepest country in EU, but it is cheper than most western european countries.

In Warsaw for example:

cheapest full meal in town 35zł

big set in macdonalds 48zł

full day public transportation ticket 15zł

72h public transportation ticket 36zł

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

72h public communication ticket 36zł

Is "public communication" public transportation? Guessing this is some translation weirdness.

[–] terkaz@discuss.online 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ah, yes. Buses, trams, subway and trains within the city.

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

No, no, no... You buy a license to speak in public ;-)

[–] Nester@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

I went to Krakov 3 years ago, and from a UK perspective Poland was a relatively cheap travel destination.

[–] SirBucksworth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends on where in Poland. When you visit a high tourism area like swinouscje or Gdynia you pay almost the same for everything like in the German parts of the eastern sea. But in darlowo or dabki you can find more cheaper options. Those are places around the sea, unfortunately I don’t know much about vacations in the landslide. My family comes from the south, so we only visit the family or go to the beaches . But I bet there are also some cheaper options

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Properties in landslides go for almost nothing.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm doing a cycle tour in Poland this year. I picked it because it was cheaper than any cycle tour anywhere else in Europe, even with half board.

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's also flat. And I mean really flat. Mountains are just at the south and the rest is flatland to the point it feels kind of overwhelming for the lack of better word for me coming from hilly landscape.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm cycling in the south, in the hilly bit, but along a river.

I, too, come from a hilly landscape (the Black Forest). I live there anyway, I'm from a flat country. I love flat landscapes and big skies.

[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I also grew up in a mountainous valley and am unsettled by distant flat horizons.