Life in Poland
Renting in Krakow: 2026 Rents by District
Krakow rents in September 2026: rooms 1,200–1,800 PLN, studios 2,200–2,700 PLN, one-bedrooms from 2,800 PLN, plus deposits, agency fees, leases and meldunek.
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Kraków
Practical reads on living in Kraków: housing, costs, culture and city life.
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Life in Poland
Cost of Living in Krakow 2026: Rent, Food, Bills
What a month in Krakow costs in 2026: studios from 2,220 PLN, utilities around 1,100 PLN, groceries from 800 PLN. Rent figures checked September 2026.
Life in Poland
Life in Poland During Quarantine – An Expat’s Perspective
March, 2020. The British Embassy were sending emails recommending Brits to go home due to the covid-19 pandemic. I had just arrived in Krakow where I intended to stay for the foreseeable future and I had paid the month’s rent. With nowhere to stay in the UK even if I wanted to go back, it…
Kraków
Krakow in the eyes of foreigners
Why do foreigners choose Krakow? What do they like most about the city? Krakow is an intercultural place with a lot of foreigners residing here. A lot of them came to Krakow to study or work, others were just visiting the city as tourists, but fell in love with it and decided to stay here…
Kraków
Best events in Krakow – where and how to find?
Krakow is considered to be a cultural capital of Poland and it hosts a lot of different interesting events every day – from cultural and sport events to educational or just entertaining. Lots of really good events worth visiting often are poorly attended due to the fact that not really many peopl...
Temporary Residence
Interview with Sylwia Fossaert, founder and CEO of Krakspire
Sylwia Fossaert is a CEO and founder of Krakspire, a company, which helps foreigners relocate to Poland. Sylwia obtained an MBA degree at the University of Leuven, afterwards she worked with several Belgian startups, mainly advising on labour mobility between Belgium and Poland. After moving back...