Think Poland Is "Cheap"? WRONG! Here's Proof

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• FL

  @FloridaManInPoland · 2 months ago · pinned

  Any other good examples?

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• BA

  @baconsword6069 · 2 months ago

  A much needed video, you're doing important work!

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• T_

  @T_Witek_T · 2 months ago

  As for the houses - Poland has limited land availability in urban and suburban areas, stricter building regulations, and higher construction costs driven by EU standards, labor shortages, and expensive materials. Demand is also concentrated in a few major cities, which pushes prices up. Construction methods also differ sharply. In Poland, houses are usually built from concrete, brick, and ceramic blocks rather than wood. This makes them more durable but significantly more expensive to construct. On top of that, Poland’s climate requires heavy insulation, multi‑layer wall systems, and high‑performance windows to withstand winter freezes—adding further cost. I am pretty sure that in Florida, the situation is quite the opposite.

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• MI

  @Mistabushi · 2 months ago (edited)

  As someone who moved from Poland in 2006 but visit from time to time it’s nowhere near Cheap. Going for two weeks there is more expensive than going to Spain 😂 especially if we’re talking about big cities.

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• A_

  @A_Canadian_In_Poland · 2 months ago

  For the trains, the Pendolino vs. Brightline would be a better comparison. You should have cross-checked with Allegro, not just Amazon Poland. The former usually has lower prices. I have an Allegro Smart subscription and not Amazon Prime.

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• JA

  @jakubosiejewski9859 · 2 months ago

  Who uses Amazon in Poland? I sometimes buy RPG books from abroad but you can use allegro like a normal person.

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• T_

  @T_Witek_T · 2 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUIDkzpslI&amp;t=267">4:27</a> maybe because it&apos;s on sale? It doesn&apos;t make sense to do such comparison.

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• SE

  @sebabacallao · 2 months ago

  Thats what im talking about as another Florida Man living in Poland this is a much needed video, lets also mention the fact that most of them are unfinished housing or flats

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• IN

  @incyphe · 2 months ago

  Considering their per capita GDP more than doubled in the past 10 years, this is to be expected. &nbsp;When I visited in 2016, it was clear the country was going through a major boom period... it felt like a country in transition... Krakow, gdansk, warsaw... mixture old and new. &nbsp; &nbsp;But I knew that next time I visit, the &apos;old&apos; would be gone. &nbsp; &nbsp;Draft beer was still 8-10pln. &nbsp;Compared to the U.S., restaurant food was 1/3rd price. &nbsp;Everything was so cheap. &nbsp;Beer in the morning. &nbsp;beer in the afternoon. &nbsp;beer in the evening. &nbsp; &nbsp;I guess it&apos;s a new Poland now. &nbsp;Hopefully the the broader Polish population is enjoying the fruit of the boom, rather than folks at the top.

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• MA

  @magdaw3123 · 2 months ago

  i agree with you in general, except the house. &nbsp;Property taxes/ insurance every year in FL are mental. NB. Europe is always premium price.

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• WY

  @wykydytron · 2 months ago

  Poland is cheap if you receive high American paycheck. If you earn any less it&apos;s not cheap at all. And by going just by polish wages it&apos;s most expensive EU country by large margin. <br><br>As pole I buy most of my expensive things like TVs, pc parts, audio, car tires etc in Germany or Netherlands because it&apos;s much cheaper even if I have to pay in euro . <br><br>Recently was buying marshall headphones, bought them in Netherlands for 800zl while cheapest pair in Poland was 1400zl. So yeah...

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• GE

  @genesis2303 · 2 months ago (edited)

  This is exactly the type of videos we should give citizenship for with a Polish diploma. First of all You are being Polonised, You already complain like one of us👍 Second, finally someone speaks about it if few more western YouTubers would fallow maybe this could snowball into at least some smaller adjustements, this is basically how we do things in Poland we complain as much and as laud unless something change, sometimes it works sometimes it&apos;s not (like a nuclear power plant, we complain for like several decades about the lack of it, but You know, some things are harder to achieve than others or we just complain to little about it).<br>Having that said, there&apos;s still some things not exactly fair in this comparison, Amazon is still not exactly first choice of average Pole, it&apos;s still Allegro and Chinese replacements of expensive things. iPhone even if it would be cheaper I don&apos;t think that many would even concider using it (while in US it&apos;s just everyone&apos;s phone in Poland Iphone is brand for that rich kids smartasses, who knows nothing about real world but will keep pressuring for more socialism/environment lunacy and third bathroom, not a great image and propably also a little gay), but still so few people use it in country scale that part of that price is probably just office cost, making service possible and such, there is no scale. But plese compare some popular Dell laptops, Android phones, most Poles would love to see some cheaper prices of those.<br>Food outside I totally agree.

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