Almost half of Poles plan to spend a maximum of PLN 400 for Easter

43% of people plan to spend a maximum of PLN 400 on Easter. participants of the IBRiS study commissioned by Santander Consumer Bank. At the same time, the same percentage are planning the same amount for this year's holidays as last year, 23%. – more; less -13 percent subjects

The study by Santander Consumer Bank: “Poles' own wallet: Spending season” shows that 43 percent Poles plan to spend the same amount on Easter as in 2025. Every fourth respondent (23%) expects higher costs, and 13% expects lower costs. “Women declare more frugal purchases – 18% vs. 9% of men. As many as 76% of people in their fifties and 73% of people aged 30-39 expect the same or increased budget. At the same time, every tenth Pole does not expect any expenses related to Easter,” added the authors of the study.

Moreover, 43 percent survey participants declare that they will spend up to PLN 400 on Christmas, of which 10 percent below PLN 200. “These ranges dominate primarily among people aged 18-29, where as many as 59 percent of respondents do not exceed PLN 400. For comparison, only every fifth person in their fifties indicated the same,” the authors noted. 28% of people plan to spend an amount from PLN 401 to PLN 750. respondents and they were more often men than women (34% compared to 23%), as well as people aged 59 (43%). The range from PLN 751 to 1,000 was declared by 14%, and from PLN 1,001 to 1,500 – 5%. Over 1.5 thousand PLN of expenses are declared by 6 percent. subjects.

Maciej Dąbrowski from Santander Consumer Bank pointed out that the number of people who plan to spend a similar amount for Easter as a year earlier remains at a similar level regardless of whether there are children in the household. “However, higher amounts are much more often declared by respondents who are raising minors (31 vs. 18 percent). The greatest contrast can be seen in the group that does not plan any expenses: 15 percent of such declarations come from people without children, and only 2 percent from those who live with them,” Dąbrowski noted.

He also informed that the research shows that in many Polish homes it is the host who bears the full costs of Christmas preparations.

The study was conducted by the Institute of Market and Social Research (IBRiS) between February 27 and March 5, 2026 on a group of 1,000 adult Poles. (PAP)

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