City comparison
Cost of living in Porto vs Warsaw
One person needs about €1,526 a month in Porto and €1,422 in Warsaw, rent included — Warsaw is 7% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Warsaw the way you live in Porto on €3,000, you need
€2,796/ month net
7% less than today (-€204)
- Porto today
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,474 (49%)
- Warsaw at the matched salary
- Basket €1,422 · left over €1,374 (49%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 218% over in Warsaw (strong) vs 138% in Porto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇹 Porto
Lisbon's cheaper twin: same coast, same fibre, noticeably lower rent.
Monthly budget: €1,526
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇵🇱 Warsaw
The best pay-to-cost ratio in the EU for engineers right now.
Monthly budget: €1,422
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Porto or Warsaw?
On salary, Warsaw pays more for tech roles (€3,100 versus €2,100 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,678 in Warsaw at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,000 in Porto against €900 in Warsaw. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Porto at 82 and Warsaw at 80 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.