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The economy in Poland is almost exactly 3x weaker/smaller than the US. Sure, it means that soda is only $0.66 a can, that you can buy a feast for ~$7, and that
by striking 11y ago
The economy in Poland is almost exactly 3x weaker/smaller than the US. Sure, it means that soda is only $0.66 a can, that you can buy a feast for ~$7, and that clothes are extremely inexpensive; imported goods, however, carry the American price. You're not buying an iPhone on your salary. (Hardly anyone does.)
If you travel to Poland with a pile of money, the living is far from difficult. It's quite a great place to go on vacation. (Especially if you already know the language like myself.) But taxes there are high and many people find themselves in poverty.
I agree that it's worth betting on Poland's future. CD Projekt RED is leading the pack in bringing new tech industry to Poland, for instance. I can only see a brighter future.
At the same time, I don't want to live there. Not yet.
- jwr 11y agoI don't understand your point of view. The size of the economy has little to do with your everyday spending. As for taxes and iPhones, I pay 19% income tax, and when I buy an iPhone I deduct a) 23% VAT, b) 19%, because that is a business expense. So, I don't see how one could say "taxes there are high".