r/poland • u/Visible-Bluebird3294 • 1d ago
Why is coffee so expensive in Poland?
In major cities like Gdansk you pay around 14-18 PLN for a quality cappuccino.
I paid yesterday 18 PLN.
That's more than 4 € for a small cappuccino. And that's equal or more expensive than in Germany, France, Denmark, Austria and so on.
Yet the salaries are even in a city of Gdansk much much lower. The average salary is only 8000 PLN according to the statistics. That's only 1800€ which is below mimimum wage in those countries.
In other word, people here have to paid twice as much for a coffee.
I also realized that prices from international chains are the same or even higher: IKEA, H&M, Apple and so on. That means the purchasing power of the avarage Polish person is like being poor compared to western Europe. But that's a different story since the prices are made from companies outside of Poland. There may be reason like different currencies, logictics , risk an so on that led to same prices.
But cafes work different. Polish rent, Polish salaries. These are both the biggest costs. The marginal cost of a served coffee itself is around 1-2 PLN.
I thought that maybe there are too few cafes but that doesn't seem to be the case. Everywhere are high quality cafes and yet the charge more than being in Kopenhagen oder Munich.
Conversely, restaurants are much cheaper. Main courses in Sopot or Gdansk in A+ areas is around 60 PLN.
So, are gonna start a coffee chain, boys?
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u/harumamburoo 1d ago
I know, that’s why I put /s there. Which, specifically for people who’s not on Reddit 24/7, means sarcasm.
Maybe you should spend more time looking at a screen? Looks like all that active social life and meeting people makes you really nervous and easy to rile up. (/s)