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Viennavs.Warsaw.

Warsaw sale mejor en 4 de 8 datos principales; Vienna, en 3. Cost of living (single, excl. rent): Vienna $1973/mo, Warsaw $753/mo. Freelancer tax burden: Vienna 29,4%, Warsaw 23,6%. Climate comfort: Vienna 6/12 mo, Warsaw 5/12 mo.

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14 criterios comparados · 30 fuentes · los datos de país aparecen marcados como heredados

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01

Las diferencias clave

Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.

Resultado principal

Warsaw va por delante en 4 de 8

Vienna

3

Warsaw

4

01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
Warsawmejor
$753/mo

GUS — Household Budget Survey 2024 (one-person households), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GUS one-person household consumer spending 2,888.89 PLN/mo (2024) minus actual-rentals line 235.10 → 2,653.79 PLN; uplifted by CPI (+3.6% 2025 avg, +3.1% y/y May 2026) → ≈2,835 PLN; converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD (ECB 2026-07-02). Cross-checked against Eurostat price-level indices (PL ≈ 72% of EU27).
02Freelancer tax burden
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.
Warsawmejor
23,6%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (biznes.gov.pl)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme pl-ryczalt-it-12 at €60,000 revenue = 257,400 PLN (ECB 4.29): ZUS social 21,459.48 + health 9,966.96 + Labor Fund 1,661.64 + 12% lump-sum tax 27,714.84 = 60,802.92 PLN → 23.6%. Expenses don't reduce ryczałt.
03Homicide rate
Vienna
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
Warsawmejor
0,69/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides. UNODC latest (2023): 0.80 per 100k. Polish police's ~503 'zabójstwa' (2024) includes attempts.
04Climate comfort
Viennamejor
6/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).
Warsaw
5/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep = 5 (April misses at 14.5°C).
05Internet speed
Vienna
32 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.
Warsawmejor
42 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Poland

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians, 563,348 tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; 2025/2026 files not yet published).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.
06English proficiency
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.
Warsaw
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (rank 15/123, score 600 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First); English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector, less so in offices/government.
07Private healthcare cost
Viennamejor
$1368/yr

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.
Warsaw
$1600/yr

LuxMed / Medicover / Signal Iduna comprehensive (with-inpatient) plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive private plans that include inpatient/hospital cover — top-tier LuxMed/Medicover subscriptions (own or partner hospitals) and standalone health insurance (Signal Iduna, Allianz Zdrowie, PZU) — run ≈400–700 PLN/month. Healthy-35-year-old midpoint ≈ 500 PLN/mo ≈ 6,000 PLN/yr ≈ $1,595 at 3.7635 PLN/USD (range ≈ $1,275–$2,230). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public insurance (NFZ); private cover is optional. Most people buy only a cheaper OUTPATIENT subscription (LuxMed/Medicover ≈150–250 PLN/mo ≈ $600/yr) and use the public system for hospital care. This figure is the with-inpatient comprehensive tier, chosen to be comparable with other countries' comprehensive plans (the earlier $603 was an outpatient-only subscription mislabelled as comprehensive).
08Air quality (PM2.5)
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.
Warsaw
15 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
EEA urban-background city value, 2-year average (2022–2023). Corroborated by GIOŚ 2024 single-year annual means at Warsaw background stations (Wokalna 13, Kondratowicza 14 µg/m³).
Notas
About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Winter heating is the main source; summers are much cleaner.

02

¿Qué ciudad encaja con tu plan?

Cada perspectiva pondera solo los datos que importan a ese plan y dice a qué lado favorece.

Informática remota / autónomo

Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.

Warsaw encaja mejor: 3 de 5

01Freelancer tax burden
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.
Warsawmejor
23,6%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (biznes.gov.pl)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme pl-ryczalt-it-12 at €60,000 revenue = 257,400 PLN (ECB 4.29): ZUS social 21,459.48 + health 9,966.96 + Labor Fund 1,661.64 + 12% lump-sum tax 27,714.84 = 60,802.92 PLN → 23.6%. Expenses don't reduce ryczałt.
02Internet speed
Vienna
32 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.
Warsawmejor
42 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Poland

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians, 563,348 tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; 2025/2026 files not yet published).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.
03English proficiency
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.
Warsaw
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (rank 15/123, score 600 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First); English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector, less so in offices/government.
04Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
Warsawmejor
$753/mo

GUS — Household Budget Survey 2024 (one-person households), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GUS one-person household consumer spending 2,888.89 PLN/mo (2024) minus actual-rentals line 235.10 → 2,653.79 PLN; uplifted by CPI (+3.6% 2025 avg, +3.1% y/y May 2026) → ≈2,835 PLN; converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD (ECB 2026-07-02). Cross-checked against Eurostat price-level indices (PL ≈ 72% of EU27).
05Domestic delivery quality
Vienna
Excellent

Österreichische Post AG — self-service / pickup network (post.at)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Austrian Post runs a very dense last-mile network: ~640 self-service pickup stations, ~120,000 pickup boxes and ~77,500 post boxes, with next-business-day standard parcel delivery; via the myflexbox cooperation (~550 shared stations) about 80% of all Austrian parcels can be received in one locker infrastructure. DHL, DPD, GLS and Hermes also deliver nationwide. Dense, fast, reliable → excellent.
Warsaw
Excellent

InPost official news / carrier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
InPost >28,000 parcel lockers (end-2025) with 98% next-day delivery and 763M parcels/yr; ORLEN Paczka ~14k pickup points; Poczta Polska 7.6k offices + 14.3k parcel points; DPD/DHL/GLS/UPS/FedEx nationwide. Next-day is the domestic norm.

Familia

Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.

Muy reñido para este plan

01International schools
Vienna
8

Accreditor registries (IB World Schools, AEFE) — per-school verification

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Vienna-metro schools each confirmed against a qualifying accreditor: (1) Vienna International School — IB; (2) American International School Vienna — IB DP + US/MSA; (3) Danube International School Vienna — IB; (4) AMADEUS International School Vienna — IB + CIS; (5) International Christian School of Vienna — IB DP; (6) Gymnasium Klosterneuburg International School — IB; (7) International Highschool Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) — IB; (8) Lycée Français de Vienne — AEFE-homologated. Aggregator sites were used only to find candidates.
Notas
Verified FLOOR of 8 (7 IB World Schools + 1 AEFE French school). KIS (Klosterneuburg) and Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) sit just outside the city line but within the metro; strictly in-city the count is 6. Additional schools may hold qualifying accreditation but were not each individually verified this cycle.
Warsawmejor
17

IB World Schools directory (find-an-ib-school)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Union of IB finder results for country=PL with 'Warsaw'/'Warszawa' keywords, deduplicated.
Notas
±2 uncertainty: the finder may include candidate schools; CIS/COBIS-only schools not yet counted.
02Homicide rate
Vienna
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
Warsawmejor
0,69/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides. UNODC latest (2023): 0.80 per 100k. Polish police's ~503 'zabójstwa' (2024) includes attempts.
03Private healthcare cost
Viennamejor
$1368/yr

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.
Warsaw
$1600/yr

LuxMed / Medicover / Signal Iduna comprehensive (with-inpatient) plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive private plans that include inpatient/hospital cover — top-tier LuxMed/Medicover subscriptions (own or partner hospitals) and standalone health insurance (Signal Iduna, Allianz Zdrowie, PZU) — run ≈400–700 PLN/month. Healthy-35-year-old midpoint ≈ 500 PLN/mo ≈ 6,000 PLN/yr ≈ $1,595 at 3.7635 PLN/USD (range ≈ $1,275–$2,230). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public insurance (NFZ); private cover is optional. Most people buy only a cheaper OUTPATIENT subscription (LuxMed/Medicover ≈150–250 PLN/mo ≈ $600/yr) and use the public system for hospital care. This figure is the with-inpatient comprehensive tier, chosen to be comparable with other countries' comprehensive plans (the earlier $603 was an outpatient-only subscription mislabelled as comprehensive).
04Air quality (PM2.5)
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.
Warsaw
15 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
EEA urban-background city value, 2-year average (2022–2023). Corroborated by GIOŚ 2024 single-year annual means at Warsaw background stations (Wokalna 13, Kondratowicza 14 µg/m³).
Notas
About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Winter heating is the main source; summers are much cleaner.
05English proficiency
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.
Warsaw
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (rank 15/123, score 600 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First); English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector, less so in offices/government.

Dinero y cripto

Optimizar impuestos, banca y normas sobre cripto.

Warsaw encaja mejor: 1 de 3

01Crypto regulation
Vienna
Legal regulated

BMF — Tax treatment of crypto-assets (Ökosoziale Steuerreform, from 1 March 2022)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 mar 2022
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Holding and trading are legal. Since the eco-social tax reform (effective 1 March 2022), crypto income — current income (staking, lending) and realized capital gains — is taxed as income from capital assets at the special flat rate of 27.5% (§27a EStG), whether withheld as KESt or assessed via return. Crypto acquired before 1 Feb 2021 is grandfathered 'Altbestand'. EU MiCA and DAC8 reporting apply. A clear statutory tax plus the EU regulatory framework make this 'legal-regulated'.
Warsaw
Legal regulated

Polish tax authority — disposal of virtual currencies (PIT-38, 19%)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Holding/trading legal for individuals; 19% flat tax on disposal gains (crypto-to-crypto swaps untaxed). EU MiCA applies; Poland's domestic implementing act was vetoed (latest 2026-06-11), so local CASP licensing is stalled — EU-passported providers serve the market.
02Financial control level
Vienna
Low

EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 + Austrian FM-GwG

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Composite: EUR is fully convertible with no capital/exchange controls (EU/eurozone, free movement of capital under Art. 63 TFEU). Austria has no general national cash-payment cap; a harmonised EU-wide €10,000 cash limit takes effect 10 July 2027 (AMLR 2024/1624, not yet in force). Identity checks apply from €10,000 (CDD from €3,000). Non-resident banking available with standard KYC. Low state control over personal money flows.
Warsaw
Low

biznes.gov.pl — cash payment limits (art. 19 Prawo przedsiębiorców)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Composite: no currency/capital controls for EU/OECD flows (Prawo dewizowe, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 1131); PLN fully convertible; B2B cash cap 15,000 PLN per transaction, no consumer cash limit; no FBAR-style foreign-account disclosure (NBP statistical reporting only above 7M PLN of foreign assets); standard EU CRS via banks.
03Freelancer tax burden
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.
Warsawmejor
23,6%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (biznes.gov.pl)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme pl-ryczalt-it-12 at €60,000 revenue = 257,400 PLN (ECB 4.29): ZUS social 21,459.48 + health 9,966.96 + Labor Fund 1,661.64 + 12% lump-sum tax 27,714.84 = 60,802.92 PLN → 23.6%. Expenses don't reduce ryczałt.

Vida tranquila

Priorizar la seguridad, el aire y una vida diaria sencilla.

Muy reñido para este plan

01Homicide rate
Vienna
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
Warsawmejor
0,69/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides. UNODC latest (2023): 0.80 per 100k. Polish police's ~503 'zabójstwa' (2024) includes attempts.
02Air quality (PM2.5)
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.
Warsaw
15 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
EEA urban-background city value, 2-year average (2022–2023). Corroborated by GIOŚ 2024 single-year annual means at Warsaw background stations (Wokalna 13, Kondratowicza 14 µg/m³).
Notas
About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Winter heating is the main source; summers are much cleaner.
03Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
Warsawmejor
$753/mo

GUS — Household Budget Survey 2024 (one-person households), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GUS one-person household consumer spending 2,888.89 PLN/mo (2024) minus actual-rentals line 235.10 → 2,653.79 PLN; uplifted by CPI (+3.6% 2025 avg, +3.1% y/y May 2026) → ≈2,835 PLN; converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD (ECB 2026-07-02). Cross-checked against Eurostat price-level indices (PL ≈ 72% of EU27).
04Climate comfort
Viennamejor
6/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).
Warsaw
5/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep = 5 (April misses at 14.5°C).

03

La comparación completa

Abre cualquier dato para ver qué mide, cómo de reciente es y el rastro completo de fuentes de ambas ciudades.

01

Impuestos

1 dato verificado
01+Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileVienna29,4Warsawmejor23,6

Qué mide esto

Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· % effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profile· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.

Warsaw

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (biznes.gov.pl)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme pl-ryczalt-it-12 at €60,000 revenue = 257,400 PLN (ECB 4.29): ZUS social 21,459.48 + health 9,966.96 + Labor Fund 1,661.64 + 12% lump-sum tax 27,714.84 = 60,802.92 PLN → 23.6%. Expenses don't reduce ryczałt.

02

Legalización

1 dato verificado
01+Remote-work legalization easeViennaLong stay pathWarsawLong stay path

Qué mide esto

Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Vienna

migration.gv.at — Red-White-Red Card: Self-employed Key Workers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Austria has no dedicated digital-nomad or remote-work visa. The nearest long-stay route for a non-EU location-independent earner is the Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte for self-employed key workers, but it targets investment/value-adding entrepreneurs (≥ €100,000 investment, job creation, know-how transfer, or regional significance) — a laptop-only freelancer usually meets none of the four criteria. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens simply register (Anmeldebescheinigung) and freelance freely; Ukrainians have immediate self-employment rights under temporary protection. Classified 'long-stay-path'.

Warsaw

Wielkopolska Voivodeship Office — business-activity residence permit

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
No digital nomad visa (verified absent on gov.pl); Poland Business Harbour suspended since Jan 2024. Realistic long-stay route: temporary residence via business activity (renewable, up to 3 years) — but sole-proprietorship registration is limited to specific statuses, so most non-EU/non-US freelancers route through a company.

03

Coste de vida

1 dato verificado
01+Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentVienna1973Warsawmejor753

Qué mide esto

Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/month, single person, excluding rent· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).

Warsaw

GUS — Household Budget Survey 2024 (one-person households), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GUS one-person household consumer spending 2,888.89 PLN/mo (2024) minus actual-rentals line 235.10 → 2,653.79 PLN; uplifted by CPI (+3.6% 2025 avg, +3.1% y/y May 2026) → ≈2,835 PLN; converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD (ECB 2026-07-02). Cross-checked against Eurostat price-level indices (PL ≈ 72% of EU27).

Gasto mensual por categoría (sin alquiler)

Vienna

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
All-household COICOP monthly averages ÷ household size 2.17 × 1.2040 (CPI uplift ×1.0562, FX ×1.1399) = per-capita USD/mo. Housing (04) split into non-rent sub-lines; rent (041+042) excluded. Items sum ≈ $1,971 ≈ the $1,973 headline. Health is out-of-pocket only (mandatory public ÖGK covers the rest).
Warsaw

GUS Household Budget Survey 2024 (one-person households), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GUS 2024 one-person household spending by COICOP category, minus the actual-rentals line, CPI-uplifted to mid-2026 (×1.068) and converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD. Categories sum to the ~$753/mo cost-of-living aggregate. National average — city living runs somewhat higher.
01Transport
Vienna
$315
Warsawmás barato
$59
02Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Vienna
$268
Warsaw
03Recreation, sport & culture
Vienna
$264
Warsaw
04Food & non-alcoholic drinks
Vienna
Warsaw
$205
05Health (out-of-pocket)
Vienna
$110
Warsawmás barato
$55
06Restaurants & hotels
Vienna
$153
Warsaw
07Utilities (electricity, gas, water)
Vienna
Warsaw
$147
08Furnishings & household equipment
Vienna
$142
Warsaw
09Clothing & footwear
Vienna
$96
Warsawmás barato
$26
10Insurance & financial services
Vienna
$109
Warsaw
11Other goods & services (incl. personal care)
Vienna
$105
Warsaw
12Housing energy (electricity, gas, fuels)
Vienna
$97
Warsaw
13Housing maintenance & repair
Vienna
$95
Warsaw
14Housing operating costs (water, waste, common charges)
Vienna
$78
Warsaw
15Other (alcohol, tobacco, misc.)
Vienna
Warsaw
$77
16Information & communication
Vienna
$64
Warsaw
17Restaurants & eating out
Vienna
Warsaw
$59
18Recreation & culture
Vienna
Warsaw
$55
19Alcoholic beverages & tobacco
Vienna
$51
Warsaw
20Household goods
Vienna
Warsaw
$38
21Communications
Vienna
Warsaw
$32
22Education
Vienna
$24
Warsaw
Total (sin alquiler)
Vienna$1971/mes
Warsaw$753/mes

04

Vivienda

0 datos verificados

Alquiler por tipo de vivienda

Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).

Vienna

Curated from Vienna asking-rent indices (metrox.io Mietspiegel Wien, willhaben) + Statistik Austria Mikrozensus size gradient

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 abr 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Gross asking rents (Bruttomiete incl. Betriebskosten): central = mean of districts 1–9 (22.49 EUR/m²), outside = mean of districts 10–23 (20.19 EUR/m²). Size premium from Statistik Austria Q1-2025 rent-by-size classes normalized to the 2BR class: studio ×1.398, 1BR ×1.118, 2BR ×1.000, 3BR ×0.98. EUR/m² × unit size (studio 35, 1BR 50, 2BR 70, 3BR 95 m²) × 1.1399 USD/EUR.
Notas
ASKING-rent basis (new free-market lease), the right basis for a mover. Vienna's average PAID rents are far lower due to the very large regulated municipal/cooperative sector. Per-cell figures carry ~±10–15% modeling uncertainty; the central/outer split and size gradient are transparent derivations, not a single official table.
Warsaw

ZnajdzNajem Warsaw report (by room + district), Otodom Analytics cross-check

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
City-wide asking rent by room count (ZnajdzNajem, 2026-07-03: studio 2,634, 1-2rm 3,696, 3rm 5,224, 4rm 7,008 PLN) split into central vs outside using ZnajdzNajem district multipliers (central Śródmieście ×1.305; outside outer districts ×0.782), converted at 3.7635 PLN/USD. Cross-checked against Otodom Analytics by-size brackets (May 2026).
Notas
Central/outside cells are DERIVED (city room-average × district multiplier) — no source publishes rent by room count and by center/outside at once. City-wide-by-room and district averages are directly observed. Central = Śródmieście core; outside = outer districts (Rembertów, Praga-Płd, etc.).
01Estudio
Vienna
$1254$1126 fuera del centro
Warsawmás barato
$914$547 fuera del centro
021 dormitorio
Vienna
$1433$1287 fuera del centro
Warsawmás barato
$1281$768 fuera del centro
032 dormitorios
Viennamás barato
$1795$1611 fuera del centro
Warsaw
$1812$1087 fuera del centro
043 dormitorios
Viennamás barato
$2387$2143 fuera del centro
Warsaw
$2429$1456 fuera del centro

05

Seguridad

1 dato verificado
01+Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearVienna0,9Warsawmejor0,7

Qué mide esto

Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· intentional homicides per 100,000/year· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Vienna

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.

Warsaw

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides. UNODC latest (2023): 0.80 per 100k. Polish police's ~503 'zabójstwa' (2024) includes attempts.

06

Clima

2 datos verificados
01+Climate comfortpleasant months/yearViennamejor6Warsaw5

Qué mide esto

Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· pleasant months/year· se vuelve a verificar cada 3650 días

Vienna

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).

Warsaw

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep = 5 (April misses at 14.5°C).
02+Air quality (PM2.5)µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5Viennamejor10Warsaw15

Qué mide esto

Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Vienna

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.

Warsaw

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
EEA urban-background city value, 2-year average (2022–2023). Corroborated by GIOŚ 2024 single-year annual means at Warsaw background stations (Wokalna 13, Kondratowicza 14 µg/m³).
Notas
About 3× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10). Winter heating is the main source; summers are much cleaner.

07

Sanidad

1 dato verificado
01+Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldViennamejor1368Warsaw1600

Qué mide esto

Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.

Warsaw

LuxMed / Medicover / Signal Iduna comprehensive (with-inpatient) plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive private plans that include inpatient/hospital cover — top-tier LuxMed/Medicover subscriptions (own or partner hospitals) and standalone health insurance (Signal Iduna, Allianz Zdrowie, PZU) — run ≈400–700 PLN/month. Healthy-35-year-old midpoint ≈ 500 PLN/mo ≈ 6,000 PLN/yr ≈ $1,595 at 3.7635 PLN/USD (range ≈ $1,275–$2,230). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public insurance (NFZ); private cover is optional. Most people buy only a cheaper OUTPATIENT subscription (LuxMed/Medicover ≈150–250 PLN/mo ≈ $600/yr) and use the public system for hospital care. This figure is the with-inpatient comprehensive tier, chosen to be comparable with other countries' comprehensive plans (the earlier $603 was an outpatient-only subscription mislabelled as comprehensive).

08

Dinero y cripto

2 datos verificados
01+Crypto regulationViennaLegal regulatedWarsawLegal regulated

Qué mide esto

Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Vienna

BMF — Tax treatment of crypto-assets (Ökosoziale Steuerreform, from 1 March 2022)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 mar 2022
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Holding and trading are legal. Since the eco-social tax reform (effective 1 March 2022), crypto income — current income (staking, lending) and realized capital gains — is taxed as income from capital assets at the special flat rate of 27.5% (§27a EStG), whether withheld as KESt or assessed via return. Crypto acquired before 1 Feb 2021 is grandfathered 'Altbestand'. EU MiCA and DAC8 reporting apply. A clear statutory tax plus the EU regulatory framework make this 'legal-regulated'.

Warsaw

Polish tax authority — disposal of virtual currencies (PIT-38, 19%)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Holding/trading legal for individuals; 19% flat tax on disposal gains (crypto-to-crypto swaps untaxed). EU MiCA applies; Poland's domestic implementing act was vetoed (latest 2026-06-11), so local CASP licensing is stalled — EU-passported providers serve the market.
02+Financial control levelViennaLowWarsawLow

Qué mide esto

Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 + Austrian FM-GwG

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Composite: EUR is fully convertible with no capital/exchange controls (EU/eurozone, free movement of capital under Art. 63 TFEU). Austria has no general national cash-payment cap; a harmonised EU-wide €10,000 cash limit takes effect 10 July 2027 (AMLR 2024/1624, not yet in force). Identity checks apply from €10,000 (CDD from €3,000). Non-resident banking available with standard KYC. Low state control over personal money flows.

Warsaw

biznes.gov.pl — cash payment limits (art. 19 Prawo przedsiębiorców)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Composite: no currency/capital controls for EU/OECD flows (Prawo dewizowe, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 1131); PLN fully convertible; B2B cash cap 15,000 PLN per transaction, no consumer cash limit; no FBAR-style foreign-account disclosure (NBP statistical reporting only above 7M PLN of foreign assets); standard EU CRS via banks.

09

Infraestructura

3 datos verificados
01+Domestic delivery qualityViennaExcellentWarsawExcellent

Qué mide esto

Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Vienna

Österreichische Post AG — self-service / pickup network (post.at)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Austrian Post runs a very dense last-mile network: ~640 self-service pickup stations, ~120,000 pickup boxes and ~77,500 post boxes, with next-business-day standard parcel delivery; via the myflexbox cooperation (~550 shared stations) about 80% of all Austrian parcels can be received in one locker infrastructure. DHL, DPD, GLS and Hermes also deliver nationwide. Dense, fast, reliable → excellent.

Warsaw

InPost official news / carrier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
InPost >28,000 parcel lockers (end-2025) with 98% next-day delivery and 763M parcels/yr; ORLEN Paczka ~14k pickup points; Poczta Polska 7.6k offices + 14.3k parcel points; DPD/DHL/GLS/UPS/FedEx nationwide. Next-day is the domestic norm.
02+International delivery easeViennaMinor frictionWarsawMinor friction

Qué mide esto

Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

European Commission — removal of the €150 duty exemption / temporary flat fee on low-value imports (EU-wide, from 1 July 2026)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Intra-EU shipping is frictionless (single market). For non-EU imports the EU removed the €150 duty-free threshold and from 1 July 2026 applies a temporary flat customs duty per item on ≤€150 consignments (transitional until 2028); VAT is collected at checkout via IOSS. Predictable but no longer duty-free — the same EU regime as other member states.

Warsaw

European Commission — removal of the €150 customs duty exemption (Reg. EU 2026/382)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Intra-EU shipping is frictionless (single market, all major carriers). Non-EU imports: the €150 duty-free threshold was removed on 2026-07-01 — a temporary flat €3/item duty applies to ≤€150 IOSS consignments (until the 2028 Customs Data Hub); VAT collected at checkout via IOSS. Predictable but no longer duty-free.
03+Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadVienna31,5Warsawmejor41,7

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Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· Mbps, median fixed download· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Vienna

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.

Warsaw

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Poland

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians, 563,348 tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; 2025/2026 files not yet published).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.

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Idioma

1 dato verificado
01+English proficiencyViennaVery highWarsawVery high

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Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Vienna

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.

Warsaw

EF EPI 2025 (rank 15/123, score 600 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First); English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector, less so in offices/government.

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Educación

1 dato verificado
01+International schoolsaccredited international schools, countVienna8Warsawmejor17

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Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).

Cuanto más alto, mejor· accredited international schools, count· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Vienna

Accreditor registries (IB World Schools, AEFE) — per-school verification

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Vienna-metro schools each confirmed against a qualifying accreditor: (1) Vienna International School — IB; (2) American International School Vienna — IB DP + US/MSA; (3) Danube International School Vienna — IB; (4) AMADEUS International School Vienna — IB + CIS; (5) International Christian School of Vienna — IB DP; (6) Gymnasium Klosterneuburg International School — IB; (7) International Highschool Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) — IB; (8) Lycée Français de Vienne — AEFE-homologated. Aggregator sites were used only to find candidates.
Notas
Verified FLOOR of 8 (7 IB World Schools + 1 AEFE French school). KIS (Klosterneuburg) and Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) sit just outside the city line but within the metro; strictly in-city the count is 6. Additional schools may hold qualifying accreditation but were not each individually verified this cycle.

Warsaw

IB World Schools directory (find-an-ib-school)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Union of IB finder results for country=PL with 'Warsaw'/'Warszawa' keywords, deduplicated.
Notas
±2 uncertainty: the finder may include candidate schools; CIS/COBIS-only schools not yet counted.