The main purpose of the article is to compare different quality of life variables in Poland and Russia. The study presents definitional problems associated with the concept of quality of life and defines its various dimensions. The study reviews the subject literature applying a descriptive method as well as presents own empirical research. The research project was based on the surveys carried out among Polish students of the Cracow University of Economics and Russian students of the Saint – Petersburg State University of Economics. The research was carried out in the second quarter of 2018 using the G-Suit package. The research-based questionnaire was conducted as a CSAQ (Computerized Self – Administered Questionnaire), a computer-based questionnaire where respondents were giving their answers directly. The collected data were analysed using the methods of single, double and multidimensional statistics and developed using the SPSS 25.