{"id":308483,"date":"2026-02-20T19:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/308483\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:03:10","slug":"ireland-vs-poland-what-kind-of-accommodation-can-e850-m-get-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/308483\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland vs Poland: What kind of accommodation can \u20ac850\/m get you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent property listings in Ireland and Poland highlight a growing disparity in European rental markets, where a budget of approximately \u20ac800 per month can secure either a rural outbuilding in Longford or a modern capital city apartment depending on what country you live in.<\/p>\n<p>In County Longford, a standalone 1-bedroom unit in the rural Knockloughlin area is currently listed at \u20ac850 per month. Located approximately 6km from Longford town in a \u201cquiet area\u201d according to the listing, the property is cabin-style outbuilding situated on a gravel yard.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-14-463x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the listing on Daft.ie, the unit provides basic self-contained facilities, including a small kitchenette featuring a hob and a tiny bathroom. Images from the listing show bare soil patches and a blue tarp in the yard nearby outside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-15-360x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>There is the local link unmarked stop nearby, and it is 20 minutes bike from Longford town according to Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-16-360x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Prospective tenants must provide references and a one-month deposit alongside the first month\u2019s rent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-17-360x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeramic heaters installed to reduce heating cost,\u201d the seller says.<\/p>\n<p>But what would the same money or less get you in another EU member state like Poland?<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, a monthly budget of around \u20ac782.83 (3,306 Polish zloty) currently secures a fully furnished 1-bedroom apartment in Warsaw\u2019s northern Bielany district. This includes around \u20ac590 in rent and approximately \u20ac190 in additional monthly fees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-18-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Polish listing, posted on the Otodom Polish property website, features a separate bedroom plus living room with open kitchen and is located within 15 minutes\u2019 drive of the city center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-19-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the rural Irish counterpart, this urban unit includes standard residential infrastructure such as proper built-in wardrobes, a bathtub, a shower, and balcony access.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-20-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The property is also situated near the Wawrzyszew metro station, providing high-capacity public transport links.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-21-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-22-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The price gap underscores the chronic undersupply currently defining the Irish housing market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-23-720x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>House and rental prices across Ireland continue to rise, even in rural areas outside of Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recent property listings in Ireland and Poland highlight a growing disparity in European rental markets, where a budget&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14258,3664,807,61,60,3181,43,2850,126015],"class_list":{"0":"post-308483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-ben-scallan","9":"tag-daft-ie","10":"tag-housing","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-longford","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-poland","16":"tag-warsaw"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}