Living Costs
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Living costs for students per month (in approximation) |
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LOW BUDGET |
MID-RANGE |
LUXURY |
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Lodging |
1000 - 1200 PLN |
1200 - 1500 PLN |
2000 - 2500 PLN |
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Food |
500 - 600 PLN |
600 - 800 PLN |
1000 PLN |
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Semester ticket for public transport |
4 months - 200 PLN (40 EUR) |
4 months - 200 PLN (40 EUR) |
4 months - 200 PLN (40 EUR) |
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Other Expenses |
200 - 400 PLN |
400 - 450 PLN |
500 PLN and more |
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TOTAL |
1900 - 2445 PLN |
2400 - 2995 PLN |
3700 - 4245 PLN |
Approximate food prices:
1 loaf of bread - 4 PLN (0,85 EUR)
butter - 7,00 PLN (1,50 EUR)
1 package eggs - 10 PLN (2,1 EUR)
meat - 25 - 40 PLN/KG (5,25 - 8,5 EUR)
cheese - 25 - 40 PLN (5,25 - 8,5 EUR)
mineral water - 3 PLN (0,60 EUR)
Additional expenses:
phone bills - 40 - 100 PLN (8,40 - 20 EUR)
cinema ticket - 20 - 25 PLN (4,20 - 5,20 EUR)
concert/festivals - 50 - 150 PLN (10 - 30 EUR)
Please bear in mind that the table shows approximate numbers and they vary vastly depending on your lifestyle, personal financial management and your priorities.
Healthcare
EU and EFTA citizens
EU citizens are eligible for free healthcare once they present their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for which they should apply in their own country before coming to Poland. Remember that not every institution provides free services – the provider of free healthcare is Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (NFZ) and you must search for places that allow you to use those services.
It’s worth remembering that EHIC card provides help ONLY in the unplanned emergency situations.
Voluntary health insurance
Any student can sign up for NFZ voluntary health insurance. It’s not free (costs 55,80 PLN monthly) but it allows to use free healthcare system in Poland outside of emergency situations as well.
For more information about health insurance check here.
Here are the addresses of some medical centres in Wroclaw:
Specjalistyczna Przychodnia Lekarska VITA
ul. Oławska 15
phone numbers: 071 344 32 01, 071 343 35 56, 071 343 22 65
open hours:
Monday - Thursday 8.00 - 18.30
Friday 8.00 - 17.30
DOLMED
ul. Legnicka 40,
phone numbers: 071 77 11 711
open hours:
Monday - Friday 6.30 - 20.00
Sunday 7.30 - 12.00
Przychodnia EMC EuroMediCare SkyTower
ul. Powstańców Śląskich 95
phone numbers: 071 711 74 00
open hours:
Monday - Friday 7.30 - 20.00
Sunday 8.00 - 13.00
Public hospitals
Akademicki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego
ul. Borowska 213, ul. Wybrzeże Ludwika Pasteura 4, ul. T. Chałubińskiego 2-2a, ul. M.Curie-Skłodowskiej 50/52
50-556 Wrocław
www.aszk.wroc.pl
Dolnośląski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. T. Marciniaka
Centrum Medycyny Ratunkowej
ul. gen. Augusta Emila Fieldorfa 2
54-049 Wrocław
www.szpital-marciniak.wroclaw.pl
IV Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny
ul. Rudolfa Weigla 5
50-981 Wrocław
www.4wsk.pl
Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny
ul. H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a
51-124 Wrocław
www.wssk.wroc.pl
Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. J. Gromkowskiego
ul. Koszarowa 5
51-149 Wrocław
www.gromkowski.republika.pl
Private hospital
Vratislavia Medica, Szpital im. Św. Jana Pawła II
ul. Lekarska 1
51-134 Wrocław
https://www.vratislavia-medica.pl/
Bank Account
If you wish, you can open a bank account in one of the Polish banks. There are plenty of bank facilities around the Market Square. In the banks below you can open a bank account based on the Passport/ID card and student ID.
Bank Credit Agricole
ul. Krawiecka 1E
50-148 Wrocław
Santander Bank Polska S.A.
ul. Rynek 9/11
50-950 Wrocław
PKO Bank Polski
ul. Rynek 33
50-102 Wrocław
Public transport and URBANCARD
Wroclaw has an extensive public transport network. There are trams as well as buses in the whole city and outside of it. More popular lines can run even every 10 minutes. Trams stop running at night (around 11p.m.) but there are more options with different kinds of buses. There are daytime normal routes from 100 to 152, from 310 to 345 and from 602 to 612, and express routes, designated by red letters: A, D, K, and N. Suburban routes are numbered from 903 to 967. Night routes are designated by black numbers from 206 to 259; night buses run only once an hour.
For regularly updated public transport schedules please check Wrocław’s official website.
Tickets are available at the automated ticket machines that you can find at all the biggest tram and bus stops in the city. Once you buy the ticket, you have to validate it in the vehicle. If you can’t find any of those, you can pay inside the vehicle itself but remember – you can only use your card and pay via contactless payment! The ticket won’t be printed, and it will stay on your card for the next 72 hours in case of a ticket control.
There is also a very useful website if you want to travel by train. You just need to fill out " from" (for e.g WARSZAWA CENTRALNA - main station in Warsaw) and " to" (WROCŁAW GŁÓWNY - main station in Wrocław) fields and the program will find you the best connection and the time of departure.
URBANCARD
If you often use trams and buses, it is a good idea to apply for the URBANCARD or, during the academic year, activate URBANCARD throughout your student ID. There are separate ticket machines at the bus and tram stops where you can put your student card and buy a discounted semester ticket which is 245 PLN for five months (one semester).
To apply for the URBANCARD please visit their website.
Emergency Numbers
EMERGENCY CALLS
112 - emergency number for all the three - police, fire and ambulance service
999 - emergency ambulance service
997 - police
998 - fire department
Calling these numbers is free of charge both from a phone box and mobile. You can dial them even if you do not have any credit on your mobile, and even without entering the PIN code.
If something bad happens, you should phone the police or go to the nearest police station. You cannot expect the policemen to speak English fluently, so if you don't feel comfortable with your Polish skills, ask a Polish friend to go there with you. If there is nobody to go with you, remember that the police are obliged to provide you with a sworn translator.
We know that many of you will take a trip to the Polish mountains. In the Tatra, which are over 2000 meters high, you should be especially prepared to contact the mountain emergency service GOPR if things go awry. Always have your mobile with you and in case of emergency call 0601 100 300. There is also an emergency service in the lakes area, Mazury: 0601 100 100 (Mazurska Służba Ratownicza).
If you lose your passport, you have to contact your embassy to get a replacement. Keep a photocopy of your passport (pages with your picture and visa) just in case. If you lose any of your home country documents - passport, ID, Student ID - you will need to obtain a police certificate for this. You can get one at a police station.
NOMADA
NOMADA is a human rights organisation based in Wroclaw. They are focused on immigrants, foreigners and ethnic or religious minorities. They want to break stereotypes and prejudices and they strive to shape attitudes of solidarity between people of different backgrounds and social status. Through their activities, they attempt to create relationships based on mutual understanding and good communication.
NOMADA’s main activities are: development and educational projects, monitoring and advocacy, interventional assistance and legal support. They also release publications, hold trainings, conferences and debates.
NOMADA offers free of charge counselling service for migrants:
The scope of support that they provide responds to the needs most often reported to them by their clients and covers: legal advice on residency issues; support for people who have experienced bias motivated crimes; working with Romanian Roma community living in Wroclaw. Counseling is carried out both at the office and in the field – NOMADA experts assist migrants during visits to the offices, at the doctors, at the police or in court. They also act as language and cultural translators. They ensure full anonymity to their clients.
Contact
Association for Multicultural Society Integration
ul. Dubois 11-13,
50-216 Wrocław
administrative correspondence address:
ul. Paulińska 4/8
50-247 Wrocław
Counselling in English
phone number: +48 791 576 459
e-mail: counselling@nomada.info.pl
Monday: 11.00 - 18.00
Tuesday, Wednesday: 9.00 - 16.00
Thursday: 11.00 - 16.00
Friday: 9.00 - 16.00
Przejście dialogu
Przejście Dialogu (Passage of Dialogue) is a public urban space in the heart of Wrocław, designed to foster gatherings and social interactions. We warmly welcome residents and newcomers to take part in a variety of cultural, integrative, and educational events. The venue also serves as an information point and offers educational programs tailored for those new to Wrocław.
Przejście dialogu hosts a lot of events, worhshops and even debates. They also offer consultations for migrants, conducted by the WroMigrant team and Partners
WroMigrant, the city's Information Point for migrants and refugees, offers support and guidance to individuals already residing in Wrocław as well as those newly arriving. During consultations, clients can receive advice and may also be directed to other institutions or organizations best suited to address their specific needs and situations. WroMigrant consultants provide information in four languages: Polish, Ukrainian, English, Belarusian and Russian. All consultations are free of charge. Personal consultations are conducted face-to-face in Przejście Dialogu from Monday to Saturday, from 12 am to 4 pm. More informations about consulations for migrants you can find here.
Contact
ul. Świdnicka 19 (underground passage)
50-066 Wrocław
phone number: 071 798 64 99
e-mail: przejsciedialogu@wcrs.pl
open hours:
Monday - Friday 9.00 - 17.00
Saturday 10.00 - 16.00